Where does “interesant” come from?
interesant (Romanian) comes from German Interessent, from German interessieren, from French intéresser, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi — to be.
interesant (Romanian): interesting
Definitions
- interesting
Ancestry of “interesant”, step by step
interesant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Interessent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Interessent | interested party, prospective buyer |
| 2 | German | interessieren | to interest |
| 3 | French | intéresser | to interest; to make interested; to be interested... |
| 4 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 5 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via French intéressant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | intéressant | interesting; present participle of intéresser |