Where does “interessant” come from?
interessant (Catalan) comes from Catalan interessar, from Catalan -ar, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
interessant (Catalan): interesting
Ancestry of “interessant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | interessar | to interest |
| 2 | Catalan | -ar | -ar; Used to form nouns indicating where a given... |
| 3 | Latin | -āris | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |