Where does “nefolositor” come from?

nefolositor (Romanian) comes from Romanian folositor, from Romanian folosi, from Romanian folos, from Greek όφελος, from Ancient Greek ὄφελος, from Proto-Hellenic opʰelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰel-.

nefolositor (Romanian): useless

Definitions

  1. useless

Ancestry of “nefolositor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfolositoruseful
2Romanianfolosito use; to employ
3Romanianfolosuse
4Greekόφελοςprofit; benefit
5Ancient Greekὄφελοςfurtherance, advantage, help, good, benefit; the...
6Proto-Hellenicopʰelos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰel-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰel-Every word from Proto-Hellenic opʰelosEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄφελος
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