inanimate

inanimate · adjective, noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromin-
2. Late Latin · derived frominanimātus
3. Middle English · inherited frominanimat(e)
4. English todayinanimate

Inherited from Middle English inanimat(e), from Late Latin inanimātus, from Latin in- + animātus (“animated”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, in- + animate. The noun was derived by substantivization from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

inanimate · verb²

1. Latin · borrowed frominanimātus
2. English todayinanimate

Borrowed from Latin inanimātus, the perfect passive participle of inanimō (“to animate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in, into”) + animō (“to animate”); by surface analysis, in- + animate.

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