Where does “Interessent” come from?
Interessent (German) comes from German interessieren, from French intéresser, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi — to be.
Interessent (German): interested party, prospective buyer
Definitions
- interested party, prospective buyer
Ancestry of “Interessent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | interessieren | to interest |
| 2 | French | intéresser | to interest; to make interested; to be interested... |
| 3 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 4 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |