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Where does “animalmente” come from?

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

animalmente (Spanish): animally

Definitions

  1. animally

Ancestry of “animalmente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishanimalanimal
2Latinanimalanimal; living creature
3Latinanimālis—
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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