Where does “uinteressant” come from?
uinteressant (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk interessant, from French intéressant, from French intéresser, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi.
uinteressant (Norwegian Nynorsk): uninteresting
Ancestry of “uinteressant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | interessant | interesting |
| 2 | French | intéressant | interesting; present participle of intéresser |
| 3 | French | intéresser | to interest; to make interested; to be interested... |
| 4 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 5 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |