Where does “infrangible” come from?
infrangible (English) comes from Old French infrangible, from Latin frangibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
infrangible (English): Unbreakable, indestructible, or very difficult to...
Definitions
- Unbreakable, indestructible, or very difficult to...
Ancestry of “infrangible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | infrangible | — |
| 2 | Latin | frangibilis | frangible, easily breakable |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |