Where does “animas” come from?
animas (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano animal, from Spanish animal, from Latin animal, from Latin animālis, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos — to breathe.
animas (Cebuano): an expression of anger, disgust, dismay, etc
Definitions
- an expression of anger, disgust, dismay, etc
Ancestry of “animas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | animal | animal; a contemptible person; a crazy person |
| 2 | Spanish | animal | animal |
| 3 | Latin | animal | animal; living creature |
| 4 | Latin | animālis | animate, living |
| 5 | Latin | anima | soul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath |
| 6 | Latin | animus | That life-giving aspect which animates: life... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | anamos | breath; spirit, soul, life force |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁mos | breath |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |