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Where does “animalier” come from?

animalier (English) comes from French animalier, from French animal, from Italian animale, from Spanish animal, from Latin animal, from Latin animālis, from Latin anima, from Latin animus — to breathe.

animalier (English): An artist who depicts animals

Definitions

  1. An artist who depicts animals

Ancestry of “animalier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanimalieranimal, wildlife; An artist who draws or sculpts...
2Frenchanimalanimal
3Italiananimaleanimal; beast
4Spanishanimalanimal
5Latinanimalanimal; living creature
6Latinanimālis—
7Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
8LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
9Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →