there is nothing new under the sun
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Latin nihil sub sōle novum, itself a calque from the Hebrew אֵין כָּל חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ (en kol chadásh táchat hashámesh, “there is nothing new under the sun”).[1]
Proverb edit
there is nothing new under the sun
- There is nothing truly novel in existence; every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past.
Translations edit
there is nothing new
See also edit
References edit
- ^ The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Ecclesiastes 1:9, column 1.: “ […]; and there is no new thing vnder the ſunne.”
- ^ https://crd.ndl.go.jp/reference/modules/d3ndlcrdentry/index.php?page=ref_view&id=1000024566