Where does “oninteressant” come from?
oninteressant (Dutch) comes from Dutch interessant, from French intéressant, from French intéresser, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi — to be.
oninteressant (Dutch): uninteresting
Definitions
- uninteresting
Ancestry of “oninteressant”, step by step
oninteressant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch interessant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | interessant | interesting, arousing or holding the attention... |
| 2 | French | intéressant | interesting; present participle of intéresser |
| 3 | French | intéresser | to interest; to make interested; to be interested... |
| 4 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 5 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via Dutch on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | on | rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-) |