Where does “feble” come from?
feble (Ido) comes from Ido febla, from English Feeble, from Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble, from Vulgar Latin febelis, from Latin flēbilis, from Latin fleō, from Proto-Italic flēō.
feble (Ido): weakly, dimly, faintly, feebly, lightly, mildly
Definitions
- weakly, dimly, faintly, feebly, lightly, mildly
Ancestry of “feble”, step by step
feble traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido febla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | febla | feeble, weak, faint |
| 2 | English | Feeble | Deficient in physical strength |
| 3 | Middle English | feble | Feeble, weak, or strengthless; Insidious,... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | feble | weak, feeble; weak; feeble |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | febelis | — |
| 6 | Latin | flēbilis | lamentable |
| 7 | Latin | fleō | to weep, cry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | flēō | weep, cry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Ido e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | e | Apocopic form of ed |