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.
интересовать (Russian): to interest, to concern
Ancestry of “интересовать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | интере́с | — |
| 2 | Polish | interes | business; manhood, package |
| 3 | German | interesse | — |
| 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- | — |