Where does “enui” come from?

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

enui (Old French): pain; suffering; anguish

Definitions

  1. pain; suffering; anguish

Ancestry of “enui”, step by step

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

Words derived from “enui”

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