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
- feebly
Ancestry of “fouaibliément”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | fouaibl'ye | feeble |
| 2 | Old French | feble | weak; feeble |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | febelis | — |
| 4 | Latin | flēbilis | lamentable |
| 5 | Latin | fleō | to weep, cry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flēō | weep, cry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |