Etymology

animation

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Today it means: The act of animating, or giving life or spirit. Full definition →

Latin animatiō ← Proto-Italic *anamos ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
  3. Proto-Italic*anamos
  4. Latinanimus
  5. Latinanima
  6. Latinanimō
  7. Latinanimatiō
  8. English todayanimation

Learned borrowing from Latin animatiō, from animō, equivalent to animate + -ion.

Words from the same roots

Latinanimatiō all →

anime

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