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Where does “animator” come from?

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

animator (Romanian): animative, invigorating, vitalizing; animator;...

Definitions

  1. animative, invigorating, vitalizing; animator;...

Ancestry of “animator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanimateurpresenter; leader; group leader
2Frenchanimerto animate; To animate; to spur on
3Latinanimarepresent active infinitive of animō; second-person...
4Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
5LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
6Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

Words derived from “animator”

  • animatoare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →