Etymology

reanimation

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Today it means: The act of reanimating; a second or subsequent animation. Full definition →

English animation ← Latin animatiō ← Proto-Italic *anamos
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
  8. Proto-Italic*anamos
  9. Latinanimus
  10. Latinanima
  11. Latinanimō
  12. Latinanimatiō
  13. Englishanimation
  14. English todayreanimation

From re- + animation.

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