Where does “uninterestingness” come from?
uninterestingness (English) comes from English uninteresting, from English interesting, from English interest, from Old French interest, from French intérêt, from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse — to be.
uninterestingness (English): The state or quality of being uninteresting
Definitions
- The state or quality of being uninteresting
Ancestry of “uninterestingness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uninteresting | Arousing little or no interest; boring or... |
| 2 | English | interesting | Of concern; affecting, important; Arousing or... |
| 3 | English | interest | The price paid for obtaining, or price received... |
| 4 | Old French | interest | — |
| 5 | French | intérêt | interest; point |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 7 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 8 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |