Where does “frangibleness” come from?
frangibleness (English) comes from English frangible, 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.
frangibleness (English): The quality of being frangible
Definitions
- The quality of being frangible
Ancestry of “frangibleness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | frangible | Able to be broken; breakable, fragile; Something... |
| 2 | Middle English | frangible | Able to be broken; breakable, fragile; Able to be... |
| 3 | Middle French | frangible | breakable |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | frangibilis | — |
| 5 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | frangō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |