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Where does “inanité” come from?

inanité (French) comes from Latin inānitās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

inanité (French): inanity; futility

Definitions

  1. inanity; futility

Ancestry of “inanité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininānitās—
2Latin-tās—
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

Words derived from “inanité”

  • inanity
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