Where does “penthusiasm” come from?
penthusiasm (English) comes from English enthusiasm, from French enthousiasme, from German Enthusiasmus, from Italian entusiasmo, from Spanish entusiasmo, from Portuguese entusiasmo, from Russian энтузиа́зм, from Late Latin enthusiasmus — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
penthusiasm (English): Enthusiasm for writing
Definitions
- Enthusiasm for writing
Ancestry of “penthusiasm”, step by step
penthusiasm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |
via English pen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pen | An enclosure used to contain domesticated... |
| 2 | English | penetration | The act of penetrating something; Specifically,... |
| 3 | Middle English | penetracioun | — |
| 4 | Old French | penetracïon | penetration (act, instance of penetrating) |
| 5 | Latin | penetrātiō | piercing, penetration |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |