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