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Where does “animalo” come from?

animalo (Ido) comes from English animal, from French animal, from Italian animale, from Spanish animal, from Latin animal, from Latin animālis, from Latin anima, from Latin animus — to breathe.

animalo (Ido): animal, any organism that moves

Definitions

  1. animal, any organism that moves

Ancestry of “animalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanimalA multicellular organism that is usually mobile,...
2Frenchanimalanimal
3Italiananimaleanimal; beast
4Spanishanimalanimal
5Latinanimalanimal; living creature
6Latinanimālis—
7Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
8LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
9Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

Words derived from “animalo”

  • animaleto
  • animalaro
  • animala
  • animalala
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