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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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interest A. (legal) concern or right
in XV; advantageous or detrimental relation XVI; matter in which persons are concerned XVII; feeling of one concerned XVIII;
B. †injury, damages; money paid for use of money lent XVI. Late ME. alt. of †
interesse, †
ent(e)resse, partly by addition of parasitic
t, partly by assoc. with OF.
interest damage, loss (mod.
intérêt), app. sb. use of L.
interest it makes a difference, concerns, 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. of
interesse differ, be of importance, f.
INTER- +
esse BE (the history is, however, obscure).
So
interest vb. invest with a title or share; cause to have or take an interest XVII; affect with a feeling of concern XVIII. Alt. of †
interess vb. XVI. — F.
intéresser †damage, concern.
interesting †important; apt to excite interest. XVIII.
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