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Where does “feblesce” come from?

feblesce (Old French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

feblesce (Old French): weakness

Definitions

  1. weakness

Ancestry of “feblesce”, step by step

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

Words derived from “feblesce”

  • feebless
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