Where does “animer” come from?

animer (French) comes from Latin animare, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

animer (French): to animate; To animate; to spur on

Definitions

  1. to animate; To animate; to spur on

Ancestry of “animer”, step by step

animer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin animare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanimarepresent active infinitive of animō; second-person...
2Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
3LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
4Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

via Latin animō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanimōto fill with breath or air
2Latin-ōsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “animer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →