Where does “reenthuse” come from?
reenthuse (English) comes from English enthuse, from English enthusiasm, from French enthousiasme, from German Enthusiasmus, from Italian entusiasmo, from Spanish entusiasmo, from Portuguese entusiasmo, from Russian энтузиа́зм — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
reenthuse (English): To make enthusiastic again
Definitions
- To make enthusiastic again
Ancestry of “reenthuse”, step by step
reenthuse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enthuse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enthuse | to show enthusiasm; to cause to feel enthusiasm... |
| 2 | English | enthusiasm | Possession by a god; divine inspiration or... |
| 3 | French | enthousiasme | enthusiasm, keenness |
| 4 | German | Enthusiasmus | enthusiasm |
| 5 | Italian | entusiasmo | enthusiasm, excitement, ebullience; first-person... |
| 6 | Spanish | entusiasmo | enthusiasm |
| 7 | Portuguese | entusiasmo | enthusiasm |
| 8 | Russian | энтузиа́зм | enthusiasm |
| 9 | Late Latin | enthusiasmus | poetical fervour, frenzy |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐνθουσιασμός | inspiration, enthusiasm |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἐνθουσιάζω | I am inspired or possessed by a god, I am rapt, I... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ἔνθους | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | ἔνθεος | having a god in one; possessed or inspired by a... |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |