Where does “feble” come from?
feble (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin febelis, 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-.
feble (Old French): weak; feeble
Ancestry of “feble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | febelis | — |
| 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- | — |
Words derived from “feble”