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Where does “fragilization” come from?

fragilization (English) comes from English fragile, from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, from Proto-Italic fragelis.

fragilization (English): The act or process of making fragile

Definitions

  1. The act or process of making fragile

Ancestry of “fragilization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfragileEasily broken or destroyed, and thus often of...
2Middle Frenchfragile—
3Latinfragilisfragile, brittle, easily broken, breakable; weak,...
4Proto-Italicfragelis—
Every word from Proto-Italic fragelis →