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
frangibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English frangible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to break, shatter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |