English
animé
Animé comes from French animé ‘animated’, from Latin animō ‘to fill with breath or air’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enh₁-‘to breathe’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enh₁mos‘breath’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*anamos‘breath’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimus‘life, life force, soul, vitality’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanima‘air, breath’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimōas animāre‘to fill with breath or air’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentanimer‘to animate’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentanimé‘animated’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enh₁-‘to breathe’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enh₁mos‘breath’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*anamos‘breath’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimus‘life, life force, soul, vitality’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanima‘air, breath’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimōas animāre‘to fill with breath or air’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentanimer‘to animate’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentanimé‘animated’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- ‘to breathe’
and, asthma, inhale, exhalation, onde, prana, 17 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos ‘breath’
through Latin animus ‘life, life force, soul, vitality’
unanimously, unanimous, animosity, animus, 10 more
through Latin anima ‘air, breath’
animal, anima, animism, 6 more
through Latin animō ‘to fill with breath or air’
animation, animate, animator, 4 more
through French animé ‘animated’
Today it means
noun The resin of the courbaril (Hymenaea courbaril), used in varnishes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- / animé