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Where does “anima” come from?

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

anima (Latin): soul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath

Definitions

  1. soul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath

Ancestry of “anima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
2Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

Words derived from “anima”

  • animal
  • animation
  • inanimate
  • animate
  • anima
  • anime
  • animism
  • animator
  • animalistic
  • reanimate
  • animacy
  • animalism
  • animalcule
  • reanimation
  • nonanimal
  • inanimation
  • animalic
  • animalness
  • interanimate
  • animalcular
  • animalist
  • animalize
  • inanimateness
  • animatism
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