Where does “frangible” come from?
frangible (English) comes from Middle English frangible, from Middle French frangible, from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
frangible (English): Able to be broken; breakable, fragile; Something...
Definitions
- Able to be broken; breakable, fragile; Something...
Ancestry of “frangible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | frangible | Able to be broken; breakable, fragile; Able to be... |
| 2 | Middle French | frangible | breakable |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | frangibilis | — |
| 4 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | frangō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “frangible”