Where does “inimos” come from?

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

inimos (Romanian): kind, kind-hearted, generous; passionate; brave,...

Definitions

  1. kind, kind-hearted, generous; passionate; brave,...

Ancestry of “inimos”, step by step

inimos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian inimă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianinimăheart; soul
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

via Romanian os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianosbone
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “inimos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mosEvery word from Proto-Italic anamos