Where does “アニメーター” come from?
アニメーター (Japanese) comes from English animator, from Latin animator, from Latin animo, from Proto-Italic anamāō.
アニメーター (Japanese): an animator
Ancestry of “アニメーター”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | animator | One who animates something; one who brings... |
| 2 | Latin | animator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | animo | I fill with breath or air; I animate, quicken; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | anamāō | — |