Where does “fragile” come from?

fragile (French) comes from Latin fragilis, from Proto-Italic fragelis.

fragile (French): fragile, breakable, brittle, delicate that breaks easily

Definitions

  1. fragile, breakable, brittle, delicate that breaks easily

Ancestry of “fragile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfragilisfragile, brittle, easily broken, breakable; weak,...
2Proto-Italicfragelis

Words derived from “fragile

Every word from Proto-Italic fragelisEvery word from Latin fragilis
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