Where does “animo” come from?

animo (Esperanto) comes from Italian animo, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

animo (Esperanto): soul; soul, driving force; passion and feeling,...

Definitions

  1. soul; soul, driving force; passion and feeling,...

Ancestry of “animo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiananimomind; spirit, courage; inclination
2LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
3Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

Words derived from “animo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Italic anamos →