Where does “fragileness” come from?
fragileness (English) comes from English fragile, from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, from Proto-Italic fragelis.
fragileness (English): The property of being fragile
Definitions
- The property of being fragile
Ancestry of “fragileness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fragile | Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of... |
| 2 | Middle French | fragile | — |
| 3 | Latin | fragilis | fragile, brittle, easily broken, breakable; weak,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fragelis | — |