Where does “animatronically” come from?
animatronically (English) comes from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille — that.
animatronically (English): By means of animatronics
Definitions
- By means of animatronics
Ancestry of “animatronically”, step by step
animatronically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 7 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 8 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 9 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via English animatronic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | animatronic | Of a robot, etc, that works by animatronics |
| 2 | English | animate | That which lives; Possessing the quality or... |
| 3 | Middle English | animate | animate, alive; showing the signs or symptoms of life |
| 4 | Latin | animātus | filled with breath or air |
| 5 | Latin | animō | to fill with breath or air |
| 6 | Latin | anima | soul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath |
| 7 | Latin | animus | That life-giving aspect which animates: life... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | anamos | breath; spirit, soul, life force |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁mos | breath |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |