entusiasmo

Meaning

entusiasmar

  1. (transitive) to excite
  2. (reflexive) to get excited

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
en‧tu‧sias‧mo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/entuˈsjasmo/
Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin enthūsiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós, “inspiration, enthusiasm”), from ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”).

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