Where does “feblesse” come from?
feblesse (English) comes from Middle English feblesse, from Old French feblesce, from Old French feble, from Vulgar Latin febelis, from Latin flēbilis, from Latin fleō, from Proto-Italic flēō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-.
feblesse (English): feebleness; weakness; frailty
Definitions
- feebleness; weakness; frailty
Ancestry of “feblesse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | feblesse | The state of being physically weak or feeble |
| 2 | Old French | feblesce | weakness |
| 3 | Old French | feble | weak; feeble |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | febelis | — |
| 5 | Latin | flēbilis | lamentable |
| 6 | Latin | fleō | to weep, cry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | flēō | weep, cry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |