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Where does “enthousiasme” come from?

enthousiasme (French) comes from German Enthusiasmus, from Italian entusiasmo, from Spanish entusiasmo, from Portuguese entusiasmo, from Russian энтузиа́зм, from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιάζω — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

enthousiasme (French): enthusiasm, keenness

Definitions

  1. enthusiasm, keenness

Ancestry of “enthousiasme”, step by step

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

Words derived from “enthousiasme”

  • enthousiasmer
  • entuziasmo
  • entuziasmigi
  • enthousiasme
  • enthousiasmeren
  • entuziasmoza
  • entuziasmo
  • entoesiasme
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