Etymology of the English word enthusiasm
the English word
enthusiasmderived from the Late Latin word
enthusiasmus (enthusiasm)
derived from the Greek word
enthousiasmos, ἐνθουσιασμός, ἐνϑουσιασμός
derived from the Greek word
enthousiazein, ἐνϑουσιάζω
derived from the Greek word
entheos, ἔνϑεος
derived from the Greek word
hen, ἐν, ἦν (in; within; in; well; in; in)
derived from the Greek word
theos, θεός (a deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhēs-derived from the Greek word
enthousderived from the Greek word
theos, θεός (a deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhēs-derived from the Late Latin word
enthusiasmderived from the Greek word
enthousiasmos, ἐνθουσιασμός, ἐνϑουσιασμός
derived from the Greek word
enthousiazein, ἐνϑουσιάζω
derived from the Greek word
entheos, ἔνϑεος
derived from the Greek word
hen, ἐν, ἦν (in; within; in; well; in; in)
derived from the Greek word
theos, θεός (a deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhēs-derived from the Greek word
enthousderived from the Greek word
theos, θεός (a deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhēs-Date
The earliest known usage of enthusiasm in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
enthuseCognates
Dutch
enthousiasme, French
enthousiasme, French
enthusiasme, German
Enthusiasmus, Italian
entusiasmo, Lithuanian
entuziazmas, Norwegian
entusiasme, Polish
entuzjazm, Russian
энтузиазм, Swedish
entusiasmUsage
Word found in Modern English
