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Where does “unenthused” come from?

unenthused (English) comes from English enthused, from English enthuse, from English enthusiasm, from French enthousiasme, from German Enthusiasmus, from Italian entusiasmo, from Spanish entusiasmo, from Portuguese entusiasmo — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

unenthused (English): Not enthused

Definitions

  1. Not enthused

Ancestry of “unenthused”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishenthusedpast participle of enthuse
2Englishenthuseto show enthusiasm; to cause to feel enthusiasm...
3EnglishenthusiasmPossession by a god; divine inspiration or...
4Frenchenthousiasmeenthusiasm, keenness
5GermanEnthusiasmusenthusiasm
6Italianentusiasmoenthusiasm, excitement, ebullience; first-person...
7Spanishentusiasmoenthusiasm
8Portugueseentusiasmoenthusiasm
9Russianэнтузиа́зм—
10Late Latinenthusiasmuspoetical fervour, frenzy
11Ancient Greekἐνθουσιασμόςinspiration, enthusiasm
12Ancient GreekἐνθουσιάζωI am inspired or possessed by a god, I am rapt, I...
13Ancient Greekἔνθους—
14Ancient Greekἔνθεοςhaving a god in one; possessed or inspired by a...
15Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
16Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
17Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
18Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
19Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
20Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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