Where does “reanimation” come from?
reanimation (English) comes from English animation, from Latin animātiō, from Latin animō, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.
reanimation (English): The act of reanimating; a second or subsequent...
Definitions
- The act of reanimating; a second or subsequent...
Ancestry of “reanimation”, step by step
reanimation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English animation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | animation | The act of animating, or giving life or spirit;... |
| 2 | Latin | animātiō | The act of animating or giving life to, animation |
| 3 | Latin | animō | to fill with breath or air |
| 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 |