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Where does “interessanterweise” come from?

interessanterweise (German) comes from German interessant, from French intéressant, from French intéresser, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi.

interessanterweise (German): interestingly, intriguingly

Definitions

  1. interestingly, intriguingly

Ancestry of “interessanterweise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaninteressantinteresting; interestingly
2Frenchintéressantinteresting; present participle of intéresser
3Frenchintéresserto interest; to make interested; to be interested...
4Latininteressepresent active infinitive of intersum; to...
5Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
6Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
7Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
8Proto-Hellenicehmito be
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →