Where does “интере́сно” come from?
интере́сно (Russian) comes from Russian интере́сный, from Russian интере́с, from Polish interes, from German interesse, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί — to be.
интере́сно (Russian): interestingly, in an interesting manner
Definitions
- interestingly, in an interesting manner
Ancestry of “интере́сно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | интере́сный | interesting |
| 2 | Russian | интере́с | interest |
| 3 | Polish | interes | business; manhood, package |
| 4 | German | interesse | interest attention and concern |
| 5 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 6 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |