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Where does “interesa” come from?

interesa (Romanian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.

interesa (Romanian): to interest

Definitions

  1. to interest

Ancestry of “interesa”, step by step

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