Where does “anime” come from?
anime (English) comes from French animé, from Japanese アニメ, from Japanese アニメーション, from English animation, from Latin animātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
anime (English): The resin of the courbaril (Hymenaea courbaril), used in varnishes
Definitions
- The resin of the courbaril (Hymenaea courbaril), used in varnishes
Ancestry of “anime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | animé | alive; animated; lively |
| 2 | Japanese | アニメ | anime, Japanese animation; an animation, a... |
| 3 | Japanese | アニメーション | animation, a cartoon |
| 4 | English | animation | The act of animating, or giving life or spirit;... |
| 5 | Latin | animātiō | The act of animating or giving life to, animation |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |