Etymology

futile

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Today it means: Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting. Full definition →

Middle French futile ← Latin fūtilis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfūtilis
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromfutile
  3. English todayfutile

Borrowed from Middle French futile, from Latin fūtilis.

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