Etymology of the English word fibre
the English word
fibrederived from the Latin word
fibra (fibre, string, thread; fibre; fibre; fiber, filament; entrails)
Date
The earliest known usage of fibre in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
fiber, English
fiber, French
fibre, German
Fiber, Italian
fibra, Lithuanian
fibra, Norwegian
fiber, Russian
фибpa, Spanish
fibra, Swedish
fiberUsage
Word found in Modern English
