Where does “règne animal” come from?
règne animal (French) comes from French animal, from Italian animale, from Spanish animal, from Latin animal, from Latin animālis, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos — to breathe.
règne animal (French): animal kingdom
Definitions
- animal kingdom
Ancestry of “règne animal”, step by step
règne animal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French animal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | animal | animal |
| 2 | Italian | animale | animal; beast |
| 3 | Spanish | animal | animal |
| 4 | Latin | animal | animal; living creature |
| 5 | Latin | animālis | animate, living |
| 6 | Latin | anima | soul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath |
| 7 | Latin | animus | That life-giving aspect which animates: life... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | anamos | breath; spirit, soul, life force |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁mos | breath |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |
via French règne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | règne | reign, ruling, rule; kingship, royalty; realm,... |
| 2 | Middle French | regne | kingdom |
| 3 | Old French | regne | kingdom |
| 4 | Latin | regnum | royal power, power, control, kingdom, reign;... |
| 5 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |