Etymology

fibrilla

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Today it means: Synonym of fibril (“a fine fibre or filament”). Full definition →

Latin fibrilla
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  1. Latin · derived fromfibra
  2. Latin · borrowed fromfibrilla
  3. English todayfibrilla

Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra + -illa. Doublet of fibril. Compare fibre. By surface analysis, fibre + Latin -illa.

Words from the same roots

Latinfibrilla all →

fibril

Latinfibra all →

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