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
Ancestry of “enui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | enuier | Alternative form of enoiier; to molest, harm,... |
| 2 | Latin | inodiāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | odium | hatred, ill-will, aversion, dislike, disgust,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
Words derived from “enui”