Where does “enthousiasmer” come from?
enthousiasmer (French) comes from French enthousiasme, from German Enthusiasmus, from Italian entusiasmo, from Spanish entusiasmo, from Portuguese entusiasmo, from Russian энтузиа́зм, from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
enthousiasmer (French): to enthuse; to be enthusiastic about
Definitions
- to enthuse; to be enthusiastic about
Ancestry of “enthousiasmer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | enthousiasme | enthusiasm, keenness |
| 2 | German | Enthusiasmus | enthusiasm |
| 3 | Italian | entusiasmo | enthusiasm, excitement, ebullience; first-person... |
| 4 | Spanish | entusiasmo | enthusiasm |
| 5 | Portuguese | entusiasmo | enthusiasm |
| 6 | Russian | энтузиа́зм | — |
| 7 | Late Latin | enthusiasmus | poetical fervour, frenzy |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐνθουσιασμός | inspiration, enthusiasm |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐνθουσιάζω | I am inspired or possessed by a god, I am rapt, I... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἔνθους | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἔνθεος | having a god in one; possessed or inspired by a... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |