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Where does “stultus” come from?

stultus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stultus (Latin): foolish, fatuous, stupid, ill-considered

Definitions

  1. foolish, fatuous, stupid, ill-considered

Ancestry of “stultus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “stultus”

  • stultify
  • stultiloquence
  • stultifier
  • stulted
  • stulty
  • praestultus
  • stultior
  • stultitia
  • stultiloquentia
  • stultaĵo
  • stulta
  • stultulo
  • stultumi
  • stulteso
  • stulta
  • stordo
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