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Where does “animare” come from?

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

animare (Latin): present active infinitive of animō; second-person...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of animō; second-person...

Ancestry of “animare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “animare”

  • animation
  • inanimate
  • animate
  • anime
  • animator
  • reanimate
  • animacy
  • reanimation
  • inanimation
  • interanimate
  • inanimateness
  • animatism
  • inanimately
  • animatable
  • animateness
  • reanimator
  • transanimation
  • animative
  • animateth
  • disanimate
  • animately
  • animatest
  • nonanimation
  • semianimate
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