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Where does “enthused” come from?

Enthused derives from English enthuse, from Ancient Greek ἔνθεος, from Ancient Greek θεός meaning god, from Proto-Indo-European roots dʰh₁s- and dʰeh₁- relating to the divine.

enthused (English): past participle of enthuse

Definitions

  1. past participle of enthuse

Ancestry of “enthused”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishenthuseto show enthusiasm; to cause to feel enthusiasm...
2EnglishenthusiasmPossession by a god; divine inspiration or...
3Frenchenthousiasmeenthusiasm, keenness
4GermanEnthusiasmusenthusiasm
5Italianentusiasmoenthusiasm, excitement, ebullience; first-person...
6Spanishentusiasmoenthusiasm
7Portugueseentusiasmoenthusiasm
8Russianэнтузиа́зм—
9Late Latinenthusiasmuspoetical fervour, frenzy
10Ancient Greekἐνθουσιασμόςinspiration, enthusiasm
11Ancient GreekἐνθουσιάζωI am inspired or possessed by a god, I am rapt, I...
12Ancient Greekἔνθους—
13Ancient Greekἔνθεοςhaving a god in one; possessed or inspired by a...
14Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
15Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
16Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
17Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
18Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
19Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “enthused”

  • unenthused
  • underenthused
  • superenthused
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