Etymology of the Latin word fibula
the Latin word
fibula (pin, skewer, brooch; clasp, buckle, brooch)
derived from the Latin word
figere (fasten, fix; pierce)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhigʷ-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhīgʷ-Derivations in Latin
infibulare,
affibulare,
Fibularia,
bulumDerivations in other languages
English
fibula, French
fibule, Italian
fibula, Italian
fibbia, Portuguese
fíbula, Romanian
fibulă, Spanish
fíbula
