Where does “interesse” come from?
interesse (German) comes from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
interesse (German): interest attention and concern
Definitions
- interest attention and concern
Ancestry of “interesse”, step by step
interesse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin interesse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 2 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via Latin intersum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | intersum | I am or lie between; I am apart; I differ |
| 2 | Latin | inter- | inter-, between, in between, among, together |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσα | a tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe |
| 4 | Old Norse | glotta | to grin, smile scornfully |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glutōną | To stare; gawk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |