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Where does “fitil” come from?

fitil (Volapük) comes from Volapük -il — Used to form diminutives.

fitil (Volapük): little fish, fishy

Definitions

  1. little fish, fishy

Ancestry of “fitil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapük-ilUsed to form diminutives
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