Where does “desinteresado” come from?
desinteresado (Spanish) comes from Spanish desinteresar, from Spanish interesar, from Spanish interés, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi — to be.
desinteresado (Spanish): disinterested
Definitions
- disinterested
Ancestry of “desinteresado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | desinteresar | to lose interest, to become uninterested |
| 2 | Spanish | interesar | to interest |
| 3 | Spanish | interés | interest |
| 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 |