Where does “foible” come from?
Foible comes from Middle French foible, from Old French feble, from Latin flebilis meaning "lamentable," derived from the root flēō meaning "to weep," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
foible (English): Weak; feeble; A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or...
Definitions
- Weak; feeble; A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or...
Ancestry of “foible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | foible | — |