Where does “naked self-interest” come from?
naked self-interest (English) comes from English self-interest, from English interest, from Old French interest, from French intérêt, from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία — to be.
naked self-interest (English): at all costs, with no regard for ethical considerations
Definitions
- at all costs, with no regard for ethical considerations
Ancestry of “naked self-interest”, step by step
naked self-interest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English self-interest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | self-interest | One's personal interest or advantage, especially... |
| 2 | English | interest | The price paid for obtaining, or price received... |
| 3 | Old French | interest | — |
| 4 | French | intérêt | interest; point |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 6 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 7 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via English naked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | naked | Bare, not covered by clothing; Lacking some... |
| 2 | Middle English | naked | Uncovered; exposed, visible; Having none of... |
| 3 | Old English | nacod | naked; past participle of nacian |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *nak(k)wad | naked |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nakwadaz | naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷós | bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude |