Where does “ineffectual” come from?
Ineffectual comes from Middle English in- (not) + effectual, where the prefix in- derives from Latin in- (not), itself from Latin in (in, into), tracing back through Proto-Indo-European ne (not), oyd- (to see), en (in), and en (in).
ineffectual (English): Unable or insufficient to produce effect;...
Definitions
- Unable or insufficient to produce effect;...
Ancestry of “ineffectual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 2 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 3 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 4 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
Words derived from “ineffectual”