Where does “interanimate” come from?
interanimate (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
interanimate (English): To animate or inspire mutually
Definitions
- To animate or inspire mutually
Ancestry of “interanimate”, step by step
interanimate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English animate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | animate | That which lives; Possessing the quality or... |
| 2 | Middle English | animate | animate, alive; showing the signs or symptoms of life |
| 3 | Latin | animātus | filled with breath or air |
| 4 | Latin | animō | to fill with breath or air |
| 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 |