Where does “Alma” come from?
Alma (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alma, from Old Spanish alma, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.
Alma (Tagalog): rising on hind legs in violent protest, rage, or bad temper as of horses
Definitions
- rising on hind legs in violent protest, rage, or bad temper as of horses
Ancestry of “Alma”, step by step
Alma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish alma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alma | soul |
| 2 | Old Spanish | alma | — |
| 3 | Latin | anima | soul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath |
| 4 | Latin | animus | That life-giving aspect which animates: life... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | anamos | breath; spirit, soul, life force |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁mos | breath |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |