debilis
Latin
adj
Definitions
- weak, frail, feeble
- lame, disabled, crippled, infirm
Etymology
Affix from Latin habilis (suitable, skillful, apt, held, easily managed, or handled) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (strength, power, cut off, dig).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bel-
Gloss
strength, power, cut off, dig
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
力
Emoji
💪
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dēbilis Latin
- habeō Latin
- habilis Latin
- habilitas Latin
- habilito Latin
- inhabilis Latin
- debil German
- grenzdebil German
- abile Italian
- debole Italian
- debolezza Italian
- debolissimo Italian
- debolmente Italian
- deboluccio Italian
- elettrodebole Italian
- indebolire Italian
- debiel Dutch, Flemish
- débile French
- débilement French
- habile French
- большеви́зм Russian
- большой Russian
- дебил Russian
- hábil Spanish, Castilian
- βελτίων Ancient Greek
- *bel- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- hábil Portuguese
- debil Swedish
- debil Polish
- दुर्बल Sanskrit
- बल Sanskrit
- debil Danish
- *-ьstvo Proto-Slavic
- debil Czech
- abile Old French
- able Old French
- habile Old French
- hàbil Catalan, Valencian
- बल Hindi
- พลการ Thai
- պեղեմ Old Armenian
- habila Ido
- బలము Telugu
- bala Malay
- დებილი Georgian
- დებილობა Georgian
- bala Pali
- *bálas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- ពល Central Khmer
- *bálas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- வலி Tamil
- débol Dalmatian
- ಬಲ Kannada
- bala Old Khmer
- बल Old Gujarati
- bala Old Javanese
- ꦧꦭ Old Javanese
- බලය Sinhala, Sinhalese