Where does “animat” come from?

animat (Catalan) comes from Latin animātus, from Latin animō, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

animat (Catalan): animate; indicating that a portion of a charge is...

Definitions

  1. animate; indicating that a portion of a charge is...

Ancestry of “animat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanimātusfilled with breath or air
2Latinanimōto fill with breath or air
3Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
4LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
5Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

Words derived from “animat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mosEvery word from Proto-Italic anamos