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Where does “frivolousity” come from?

frivolousity (English) comes from English frivolous, from Latin frīvolus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreyH- — to cut.

frivolousity (English): frivolousness

Definitions

  1. frivolousness

Ancestry of “frivolousity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrivolousSilly, especially at an inappropriate time or in...
2Latinfrīvolus—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreyH-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreyH- →