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

enthousiasme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Enthusiasmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEnthusiasmusenthusiasm
2Italianentusiasmoenthusiasm, excitement, ebullience; first-person...
3Spanishentusiasmoenthusiasm
4Portugueseentusiasmoenthusiasm
5Russianэнтузиа́змenthusiasm
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...

via Middle French enthousiasme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchenthousiasme
2Latinenthūsiasmuspoetical fervour, frenzy
3Ancient Greekἐνθουσῐᾰσμόςinspiration, enthusiasm

Words derived from “enthousiasme

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek γλυφή