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Where does “animadamente” come from?

animadamente (Spanish) comes from Spanish animado, from Latin animātus, from Latin animō, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

animadamente (Spanish): animatedly, jauntily

Definitions

  1. animatedly, jauntily

Ancestry of “animadamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishanimadoinspired; animate
2Latinanimātus—
3Latinanimō—
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
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