Where does “интересовать” come from?

интересовать (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.

интересовать (Russian): to interest, to concern

Definitions

  1. to interest, to concern

Ancestry of “интересовать”, step by step

интересовать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian интере́с

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianинтере́сinterest
2Polishinteresbusiness; manhood, package
3Germaninteresseinterest attention and concern
4Latininteressepresent active infinitive of intersum; to...
5Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
6Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
7Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
8Proto-Hellenicehmito be
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via German interessieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaninteressierento interest
2Frenchintéresserto interest; to make interested; to be interested...
3French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
4Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
5Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...

Words derived from “интересовать

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