Where does “effete” come from?

Effete comes from Latin effetus, formed from the prefix ex- meaning "out" and a root from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

effete (English): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent,...

Definitions

  1. Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent,...

Ancestry of “effete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineffetusexhausted, worn out
2Latinfētuspregnant, full of young
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “effete

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Latin fētusEvery word from Latin effetus