infirmité

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French infirmité, borrowed from Latin īnfirmitātem. By surface analysis, infirme +‎ -ité. See also fermeté, and the Old French forms anfermeté, enferté, which were subsequently learnedly modified to be closer to the Latin form.

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Noun

infirmité f (plural infirmités)

  1. disability, impairment
  2. infirmity

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin infirmitas.

Noun

infirmité f (plural infirmitez)

  1. infirmity; disease or other medical condition

Descendants

  • French: infirmité