Etymology of the French word faible
the French word
faiblederived from the Vulgar Latin root
*febilisderived from the Classical Latin word
flebilis (lamentable, causing, worthy of)
derived from the Latin word
flere (cry for; cry, weep)
Date
The earliest known usage of faible in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
affaiblir,
faiblard,
faiblir,
faiblet,
faiblot,
faiblesse,
faiblementDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
febreCognates
Catalan
febra, English
fever, French
fièvre, German
Faible, German
Fieber, Italian
fievole, Italian
febbre, Latin
febris, Norwegian
feber, Portuguese
febre, Provençal
febre, Provençal
feble, Romanian
febră, Spanish
feble, Spanish
fiebre, Swedish
fäbless, Swedish
feber, Yiddish
fiber
