Where does “ennui” come from?

ennui (French) comes from Old French enui, from Old French enuier, from Latin inodiāre, from Latin odium, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

ennui (French): Boredom; lassitude; Trouble, issue, annoyance

Definitions

  1. Boredom; lassitude; Trouble, issue, annoyance

Ancestry of “ennui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenuipain; suffering; anguish
2Old FrenchenuierAlternative form of enoiier; to molest, harm,...
3Latininodiāre—
4Latinodiumhatred, ill-will, aversion, dislike, disgust,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “ennui”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Latin odium →Every word from Latin inodiāre →