Where does “interesar” come from?
interesar (Spanish) comes from Spanish interés, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
interesar (Spanish): to interest
Definitions
- to interest
Ancestry of “interesar”, step by step
interesar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish interés
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | interés | interest |
| 2 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 3 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via Galician interese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | interese | — |