Where does “uninterested” come from?
Uninterested derives from English un- plus interested, which comes from Latin interesse meaning "to concern," itself from inter- "between" and esse "to be," tracing back to Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-.
uninterested (English): Unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased,...
Definitions
- Unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased,...
Ancestry of “uninterested”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Un- | — |
| 2 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 3 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “uninterested”