Where does “futil” come from?

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

futil (Romanian): futile

Definitions

  1. futile

Ancestry of “futil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfutilefutile
2Latinfutilisthat easily pours out; that can not contain,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Latin futilis →Every word from French futile →