Where does “counterenthusiasm” come from?
counterenthusiasm (English) comes from English counter, from Middle English countour, from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
counterenthusiasm (English): An enthusiasm that counters or goes against another enthusiasm
Definitions
- An enthusiasm that counters or goes against another enthusiasm
Ancestry of “counterenthusiasm”, step by step
counterenthusiasm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English counter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counter | One who counts; A reckoner; someone who collects... |
| 2 | Middle English | countour | An accountant; a financial recordkeeper |
| 3 | Middle French | contoir | Alternative spelling of comptoir |
| 4 | Middle French | compter | to recount; to tell |
| 5 | Old French | compter | — |
| 6 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English enthusiasm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enthusiasm | Possession by a god; divine inspiration or... |
| 2 | French | enthousiasme | enthusiasm, keenness |
| 3 | German | Enthusiasmus | enthusiasm |
| 4 | Italian | entusiasmo | enthusiasm, excitement, ebullience; first-person... |
| 5 | Spanish | entusiasmo | enthusiasm |
| 6 | Portuguese | entusiasmo | enthusiasm |
| 7 | Russian | энтузиа́зм | enthusiasm |
| 8 | Late Latin | enthusiasmus | poetical fervour, frenzy |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐνθουσιασμός | inspiration, enthusiasm |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐνθουσιάζω | I am inspired or possessed by a god, I am rapt, I... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἔνθους | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ἔνθεος | having a god in one; possessed or inspired by a... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |