Etymology

protofibril

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Today it means: An elongated cluster of cells that grows into a fibril. Full definition →

English fibril ← Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) ← Proto-Indo-European *pró
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
  7. Englishproto-
  8. Englishfibril
  9. English todayprotofibril

From proto- + fibril.

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