Fimbriated
/ˈfɪm.bri.eɪ.tɪd/noun
Having a fringed or bordered edge.
Did you know?In Latin, *fimbria* meant a fringe or border, and that same root lives on in scientific language for edge-like structures in anatomy and biology.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhendh-
“to bind, tie”
Latin
Latin
fimbria
“a fringe, border, or tassel”
Late Latin
Latin
fimbriatus
“fringed, bordered with a fringe”
16th Century
English
fimbriate
“to fringe or border with a fringe”
Modern English
English
fimbriated
“having a fringed or finely bordered edge”
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