Etymology of the English word fiberglass
the English word
fiberglassderived from the English word
fiberderived from the French word
fiberderived from the Latin word
fibra (fibre, string, thread; fibre; fibre; fiber, filament; entrails)
derived from the English word
glassderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghel-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*gla-Usage
Word found in Modern English