Where does “enthusiast” come from?
Enthusiast comes from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής, formed with the agent suffix Ancient Greek -τής to denote one possessed by divine inspiration.
enthusiast (English): A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm; A...
Definitions
- A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm; A...
Ancestry of “enthusiast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐνθουσιαστής | an enthusiast, a zealot |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “enthusiast”