frágil
Portuguese
/ˈfɾa.ʒiɫ/, /ˈfɾa.ʒiw/
adj
Definitions
- Prone to physically break easily; fragile; frail.
- Not comfortable or confident in oneself; insecure.
- Having a tendency to change; not stable; unstable.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fragilis (id).
Origin
Latin
fragilis
Gloss
id
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *fragulare, *frag(u)lāre Latin
- fragilis Latin
- fragilitas Latin
- frangō Latin
- fragile Italian
- frale Italian
- fragile French
- frágil Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European
- fragilmente Portuguese
- fraile Old French
- fràgil Catalan, Valencian
- fraged Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- fragile Middle French