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Where does “inintéressant” come from?

inintéressant (French) comes from French intéressant, from French intéresser, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi.

inintéressant (French): uninteresting

Definitions

  1. uninteresting

Ancestry of “inintéressant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchintéressantinteresting; present participle of intéresser
2Frenchintéresserto interest; to make interested; to be interested...
3Latininteressepresent active infinitive of intersum; to...
4Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
5Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
6Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
7Proto-Hellenicehmito be
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →