Where does “animismo” come from?
animismo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto animo, from Italian animo, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.
animismo (Esperanto): animism
Ancestry of “animismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | animo | soul; soul, driving force; passion and feeling,... |
| 2 | Italian | animo | mind; spirit, courage; inclination |
| 3 | Latin | animus | That life-giving aspect which animates: life... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | anamos | breath; spirit, soul, life force |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁mos | breath |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |