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Where does “animalitas” come from?

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

animalitas (Latin): animality

Definitions

  1. animality

Ancestry of “animalitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanimālis—
2Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
3LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
4Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

Words derived from “animalitas”

  • animality
  • animalità
  • animalité
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