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Where does “noninteresting” come from?

noninteresting (English) comes from English interesting, from English interest, from Old French interest, from French intérêt, from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία.

noninteresting (English): Not interesting

Definitions

  1. Not interesting

Ancestry of “noninteresting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterestingOf concern; affecting, important; Arousing or...
2EnglishinterestThe price paid for obtaining, or price received...
3Old Frenchinterest—
4Frenchintérêtinterest; point
5Medieval Latininteressepresent active infinitive of intersum; to...
6Latininteressepresent active infinitive of intersum; to...
7Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
8Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
9Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
10Proto-Hellenicehmito be
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →