Where does “högintressant” come from?
högintressant (Swedish) comes from Swedish intressant, from French intéressant, from French intéresser, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi — to be.
högintressant (Swedish): highly interesting
Definitions
- highly interesting
Ancestry of “högintressant”, step by step
högintressant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish intressant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | intressant | interesting (arousing or holding the attention of) |
| 2 | French | intéressant | interesting; present participle of intéresser |
| 3 | French | intéresser | to interest; to make interested; to be interested... |
| 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 |