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Where does “inane” come from?

inane (Spanish) comes from Latin inanis — empty, void, hollow; vain; worthless.

inane (Spanish): inane; pointless

Definitions

  1. inane; pointless

Ancestry of “inane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininanisempty, void, hollow; vain; worthless
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