Where does “animatoare” come from?

animatoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian animator, from French animateur, from French animer, from Latin animare, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos — to breathe.

animatoare (Romanian): female equivalent of animator; hostess, bargirl;...

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of animator; hostess, bargirl;...

Ancestry of “animatoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniananimatoranimative, invigorating, vitalizing; animator;...
2Frenchanimateurpresenter; leader; group leader
3Frenchanimerto animate; To animate; to spur on
4Latinanimarepresent active infinitive of animō; second-person...
5Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
6LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
7Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mosEvery word from Proto-Italic anamos
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