Etymology of the English word fragile
the English word
fragilederived from the Old French word
fragilederived from the Latin word
fragilis (brittle, frail; impermanent)
derived from the Late Latin word
frangere (break, shatter, crush)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreg-Date
The earliest known usage of fragile in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
