Where does “pusillanimously” come from?
pusillanimously (English) comes from English pusillanimous, from Middle French pusillanimité, from Latin pusillanimis, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.
pusillanimously (English): In a pusillanimous manner
Definitions
- In a pusillanimous manner
Ancestry of “pusillanimously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pusillanimous | Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible... |
| 2 | Middle French | pusillanimité | — |
| 3 | Latin | pusillanimis | faint-hearted, timid, pusillanimous |
| 4 | Latin | animus | That life-giving aspect which animates: life... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | anamos | breath; spirit, soul, life force |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁mos | breath |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |