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Where does “tedieux” come from?

tedieux (Middle French) comes from Latin taediōsus, from Latin taedium, from Latin taedeo — I am disgusted or offended; I am tired, weary or...

tedieux (Middle French): tedious; boring; very dull

Definitions

  1. tedious; boring; very dull

Ancestry of “tedieux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintaediōsus—
2Latintaediumweariness, tedium, boredom, ennui; disgust,...
3LatintaedeoI am disgusted or offended; I am tired, weary or...
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