Where does “интере́сный” come from?
интере́сный (Russian) comes from Russian интере́с, from Polish interes, from German interesse, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi — to be.
интере́сный (Russian): interesting
Definitions
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Ancestry of “интере́сный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | интере́с | interest |
| 2 | Polish | interes | business; manhood, package |
| 3 | German | interesse | interest attention and concern |
| 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 |