Etymology

imbecility

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Today it means: The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind. Full definition →

Middle English inbecillite ← Middle French imbecilité, imbecillité ← Classical Latin imbēcillitās
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  1. Classical Latin · derived fromimbēcillitās
  2. Middle French · derived fromimbecilité, imbecillité
  3. Middle English · inherited frominbecillite
  4. English todayimbecility

From Middle English inbecillite, from Middle French imbecilité, imbecillité, and its etymon Classical Latin imbēcillitās. By surface analysis, imbecile + -ity.

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