Where does “febles” come from?
febles (Mauritian Creole) comes from French faiblesse, from Old French feblesce, from Old French feble, from Vulgar Latin febelis, from Latin flēbilis, from Latin fleō, from Proto-Italic flēō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-.
febles (Mauritian Creole): weakness
Definitions
- weakness
Ancestry of “febles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | faiblesse | weakness |
| 2 | Old French | feblesce | weakness |
| 3 | Old French | feble | weak; feeble |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | febelis | — |
| 5 | Latin | flēbilis | lamentable |
| 6 | Latin | fleō | to weep, cry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | flēō | weep, cry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |