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Where does “fouaibliément” come from?

fouaibliément (Norman) comes from Norman fouaibl'ye, from Old French feble, from Vulgar Latin febelis, from Latin flēbilis, from Latin fleō, from Proto-Italic flēō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

fouaibliément (Norman): feebly

Definitions

  1. feebly

Ancestry of “fouaibliément”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanfouaibl'yefeeble
2Old Frenchfebleweak; feeble
3Vulgar Latinfebelis—
4Latinflēbilis—
5Latinfleō—
6Proto-Italicflēōweep, cry
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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