Where does “animality” come from?
Animality derives from French animalité, from Latin animalitas, meaning the quality of being animate or living.
animality (English): The nature of an animal; The animal kingdom; Any...
Definitions
- The nature of an animal; The animal kingdom; Any...
Ancestry of “animality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | animalité | animality |
| 2 | Latin | animalitas | animality |
| 3 | Latin | animālis | animate, living |
| 4 | Latin | anima | soul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath |
| 5 | Latin | animus | That life-giving aspect which animates: life... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | anamos | breath; spirit, soul, life force |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁mos | breath |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |