Etymograph

English

infirmness

From infirm + -ness.

Formed from infirm + -ness

Proto-Italic *en- ‘in, into, in-’

Latin firmus ‘strong, firm’

Latin infirmus ‘weak, feeble’

Middle English infirme

English infirm

Today it means

noun The quality of being infirm; feebleness or illness.

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

Etymograph / infirmness