English → Latin
“fibre” in Latin
The English word fibre itself goes back to Latin fibra.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fibre
fibra (in bodies and plants): pecten (the cross-fibres of trees): capilla mentum (the fibres of the root collectively, Plin.): filum praetenue (very fine thread of flax, wool, etc.; then of other things).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fibre?
- The usual Latin words for “fibre” are fibra, pecten. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.