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

Definitions

  1. weakness; dimness

Ancestry of “fievolezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfievoledim; weak
2Latinflēbilislamentable
3Latinfleōto weep, cry
4Proto-Italicflēōweep, cry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →