Where does “animahan” come from?
animahan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog anima, from Spanish ánima, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.
animahan (Tagalog): to be animated; to be enlivened; to be given spirit or vigour to
Definitions
- to be animated; to be enlivened; to be given spirit or vigour to
Ancestry of “animahan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | anima | soul |
| 2 | Spanish | ánima | soul; bore, calibre |
| 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 |