Etymology

anime

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Today it means: An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style. Full definition →

Japanese アニメ (anime) ← English animation ← Latin animatiō
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anime · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
  3. Proto-Italic*anamos
  4. Latinanimus
  5. Latinanima
  6. Latinanimō
  7. Latinanimatiō
  8. Englishanimation
  9. Japaneseアニメーション (animēshon)clip.
  10. Japaneseアニメ (anime)
  11. English todayanime

Borrowed from Japanese アニメ (anime), an abbreviation of アニメーション (animēshon), itself borrowed from English animation, from Latin animātiō, from animāre.

anime · noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromanimé“animated”
  2. English todayanime

Borrowed from French animé (“animated”) (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.

Words from the same roots

Englishanimation all →

suitmation

Latinanimātiō all →

animation

Frenchanimé all →

animé

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.