Where does “enua” come from?
enua (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto enui, from French ennuyer, from Old French enoiier, from Late Latin inodio, from Latin odio, from Latin odi, from Proto-Italic ōdai, from Proto-Indo-European h₃e-h₃ód-e ~ h₃e-h₃d-ḗr — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
enua (Esperanto): boring
Definitions
- boring
Ancestry of “enua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | enui | to be bored; to be tired |
| 2 | French | ennuyer | to afflict with boredom; to bore; to be bored; to... |
| 3 | Old French | enoiier | to bother; to cause problems; to be angry |
| 4 | Late Latin | inodio | cause aversion, make hateful |
| 5 | Latin | odio | Alternative form of ōdī; dative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | odi | I hate, detest; I dislike; I am displeased by |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ōdai | to hate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃e-h₃ód-e ~ h₃e-h₃d-ḗr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |