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Where does “futiliteit” come from?

futiliteit (Dutch) comes from Dutch -iteit, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

futiliteit (Dutch): triviality, unimportance, futility

Definitions

  1. triviality, unimportance, futility

Ancestry of “futiliteit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-iteitAlternative form of -teit
2Latin-itās—
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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