Where does “dezinteresa” come from?

dezinteresa (Romanian) comes from French désintéresser, 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.

dezinteresa (Romanian): to show no interest or lose interest

Definitions

  1. to show no interest or lose interest

Ancestry of “dezinteresa”, step by step

dezinteresa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French désintéresser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdésintéressergive money to as a compensation for something;...
2Frenchintéresserto interest; to make interested; to be interested...
3Latininteressepresent active infinitive of intersum; to...
4Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
5Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
6Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
7Proto-Hellenicehmito be
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via French désintéressé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdésintéressépast participle of désintéresser; disinterested

Words derived from “dezinteresa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ehmi
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