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Where does “animosidad” come from?

animosidad (Spanish) comes from Latin animositas, from Latin animōsus, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

animosidad (Spanish): animosity, animus

Definitions

  1. animosity, animus

Ancestry of “animosidad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanimositas"Derived from animus:" courageousness/courage,...
2Latinanimōsus—
3Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
4LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
5Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
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