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Where does “enthousiasme” come from?

enthousiasme (Dutch) comes from French enthousiasme, from German Enthusiasmus, from Italian entusiasmo, from Spanish entusiasmo, from Portuguese entusiasmo, from Russian энтузиа́зм, from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

enthousiasme (Dutch): enthusiasm, feeling of excitement

Definitions

  1. enthusiasm, feeling of excitement

Ancestry of “enthousiasme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchenthousiasmeenthusiasm, keenness
2GermanEnthusiasmusenthusiasm
3Italianentusiasmoenthusiasm, excitement, ebullience; first-person...
4Spanishentusiasmoenthusiasm
5Portugueseentusiasmoenthusiasm
6Russianэнтузиа́зм—
7Late Latinenthusiasmuspoetical fervour, frenzy
8Ancient Greekἐνθουσιασμόςinspiration, enthusiasm
9Ancient GreekἐνθουσιάζωI am inspired or possessed by a god, I am rapt, I...
10Ancient Greekἔνθους—
11Ancient Greekἔνθεοςhaving a god in one; possessed or inspired by a...
12Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
13Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
14Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
15Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
16Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
17Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “enthousiasme”

  • enthousiasmeren
  • entoesiasme
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