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Where does “faiblard” come from?

faiblard (French) comes from French faible, from Latin flēbilis, from Latin fleō, from Proto-Italic flēō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

faiblard (French): feeble, weak; weakling

Definitions

  1. feeble, weak; weakling

Ancestry of “faiblard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfaibleweak; lacking endurance; low, small
2Latinflēbilis—
3Latinfleō—
4Proto-Italicflēōweep, cry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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