Etymology of the English word frangible
the English word
frangiblederived from the Old French word
frangiblederived from the Medieval Latin word
frangibilisderived from the Late Latin word
frangere (break, shatter, crush)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreg-Date
The earliest known usage of frangible in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
refrangibleUsage
Word found in Modern English
