Where does “아니메” come from?
아니메 (Korean) comes from Japanese アニメ, from Japanese アニメーション, from English animation, from Latin animātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
아니메 (Korean): anime
Ancestry of “아니메”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | アニメ | anime, Japanese animation; an animation, a... |
| 2 | Japanese | アニメーション | animation, a cartoon |
| 3 | English | animation | The act of animating, or giving life or spirit;... |
| 4 | Latin | animātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |