English
infrangible
Infrangible comes from Old French infrangible, from Latin frangō ‘to break’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰreg-‘to break’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrangō‘to break’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400infrangible
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰreg-‘to break’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrangō‘to break’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400infrangible
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- ‘to break’
break, broken, broke, brigade, brake, bracket, fraction, bray, suffrage, frail, breech, brogan, brogue, 34 more
through Latin frangō ‘to break’
fracture, fragment, fragile, refrain, fret, diffraction, fractal, refractory, refraction, infraction, infringe, 15 more
Today it means
adj Unbreakable, indestructible, or very difficult to break.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- / infrangible