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Re:Where Did 'Jazz,' the Word, Come From? (2018) by id on Thursday August 15, 2019 @09:11AM (#20704824)
"enthusiasm" is another one
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Re:Where Did 'Jazz,' the Word, Come From? (2018) by Sharlin on Thursday August 15, 2019 @09:22AM (#20704923)
Which has an interesting etymology. Also from Greek, but the original root word is theos, "god", from which is derived enthous, "possessed by god", and further enthousiasmos, "being possessed by god", or less literally "being inspired".
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