Where does “animatore” come from?

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

animatore (Italian): guiding; driving; organizer

Definitions

  1. guiding; driving; organizer

Ancestry of “animatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiananimareto animate; to enliven; to encourage
2Latinanimōto fill with breath or air
3Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
4LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
5Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mosEvery word from Proto-Italic anamos