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Where does “enui” come from?

enui (Esperanto) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

enui (Esperanto): to be bored; to be tired

Definitions

  1. to be bored; to be tired

Ancestry of “enui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchennuyerto afflict with boredom; to bore; to be bored; to...
2Old Frenchenoiierto bother; to cause problems; to be angry
3Late Latininodiocause aversion, make hateful
4LatinodioAlternative form of ōdī; dative singular of...
5LatinodiI hate, detest; I dislike; I am displeased by
6Proto-Italicōdaito hate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃e-h₃ód-e ~ h₃e-h₃d-ḗr—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “enui”

  • enua
  • enuo
  • enuiga
  • enuigi
  • enuiĝi
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