Where does “futile” come from?

futile (Italian) comes from Latin futilis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

futile (Italian): futile, frivolous, worthless

Definitions

  1. futile, frivolous, worthless

Ancestry of “futile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfutilisthat easily pours out; that can not contain,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “futile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Latin futilis →