Where does “tedious” come from?
Tedious comes from Old French tedieus, from Latin taediosus, formed with the suffix -osus from the verb taedeo meaning to weary or disgust.
tedious (English): Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome
Definitions
- Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome
Ancestry of “tedious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tedium | Boredom or tediousness; ennui |
| 2 | Old French | tedieus | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | taediosus | tedious, boring, wearisome, monotonous |
| 4 | Latin | taedium | weariness, tedium, boredom, ennui; disgust,... |
| 5 | Latin | taedeo | I am disgusted or offended; I am tired, weary or... |
Words derived from “tedious”