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Where does “fraile” come from?

fraile (Old French) comes from Latin fragilis, from Proto-Italic fragelis.

fraile (Old French): fragile; frail

Definitions

  1. fragile; frail

Ancestry of “fraile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfragilisfragile, brittle, easily broken, breakable; weak,...
2Proto-Italicfragelis—

Words derived from “fraile”

  • frail
  • frailness
  • frailly
  • frailish
  • prefrail
  • frailsome
  • frêle
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