there is nothing new under the sun

there is nothing new under the sun

English

Etymology

Latin nihil sub sole novum, from the Hebrew אֵין כָּל חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ‎ (en kol chadásh táchat hashámesh, “there is nothing new under the sun”).[1]

Proverb

There is nothing new under the sun.

1. There is nothing truly novel in existence. Every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past.

See also

• nothing is said that has not been said before

Translations

there is nothing new

Chinese: Cantonese: 日光之下並無新事, 日光之下並无新事 (jat⁶gwong¹ zi¹ haa⁶ bing⁶ mou⁴ san¹ si⁶) Mandarin: 日光之下並無新事, 日光之下並无新事 (rìguāng zhī xià bìng wú xīn shì) Czech: nic nového pod sluncem Dutch: er is niets nieuws onder de zon Esperanto: nenio nova sub la suno French: rien de nouveau sous le soleil (fr) German: nichts Neues unter der Sonne, es gibt nichts Neues unter der Sonne

Greek: Ancient: οὐκ ἔστι πᾶν πρόσφατον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον (ouk ésti pân prósphaton hupò tòn hḗlion) Hebrew: אין כל חדש תחת השמש‎ (he), אין חדש תחת השמש‎ (he) Latin: nihil sub sole novum, nihil sub sole novi Polish: nic nowego pod słońcem Russian: ничто не ново под луной (ništo ne novo pod lunoj) Spanish: no hay nada nuevo bajo el sol Swedish: inget nytt under solen

References

1. Bible (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, 1611, Ecclesiastes 1:9: “ […] ; and there is no new thing vnder the sunne.”.