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Where does “fievole” come from?

fievole (Italian) comes 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-.

fievole (Italian): dim; weak

Definitions

  1. dim; weak

Ancestry of “fievole”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fievole”

  • fievolezza
  • affievolire
  • affievolimento
  • fievolmente
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