Where does “fútil” come from?
fútil (Portuguese) comes from Latin futilis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.
fútil (Portuguese): futile, useless; unimportant, frivolous
Definitions
- futile, useless; unimportant, frivolous
Ancestry of “fútil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | futilis | that easily pours out; that can not contain,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |