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Where does “ἐνθουσιασμός” come from?

ἐνθουσιασμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιάζω, from Ancient Greek ἔνθους, from Ancient Greek ἔνθεος, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἐνθουσιασμός (Ancient Greek): inspiration, enthusiasm

Definitions

  1. inspiration, enthusiasm

Ancestry of “ἐνθουσιασμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἐνθουσιάζωI am inspired or possessed by a god, I am rapt, I...
2Ancient Greekἔνθους—
3Ancient Greekἔνθεοςhaving a god in one; possessed or inspired by a...
4Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
5Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
6Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἐνθουσιασμός”

  • enthusiasm
  • orgasmic
  • overenthusiasm
  • multiorgasmic
  • orgasmically
  • preorgasmic
  • nonorgasmic
  • postorgasmic
  • anorgasmic
  • unenthusiasm
  • suborgasmic
  • unorgasmic
  • multiorgasmically
  • enthusiasmus
  • entusiasmo
  • enthousiasmer
  • enthousiasme
  • Enthusiasmus
  • entusiasmo
  • entusiasmar
  • entuziasmo
  • entuziasmigi
  • enthousiasmeren
  • enthousiasme
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