Where does “fievolezza” come from?
fievolezza (Italian) comes from Italian fievole, 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-.
fievolezza (Italian): weakness; dimness
Ancestry of “fievolezza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fievole | dim; weak |
| 2 | Latin | flēbilis | — |
| 3 | Latin | fleō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flēō | weep, cry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |