Etymograph

English

friability

Friability comes from French friabilité.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentfriabilité
  2. Englishtodayfriability

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentfriabilité
  2. Englishtodayfriability

Today it means

noun The quality of being friable, or easily broken, crumbled, or reduced to powder; friableness.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French friabilité / friability