English
animalier
Animalier comes from French animalier ‘animal, wildlife’, from Latin animālis ‘living’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- ‘to breathe’.
- 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‘life, ghost’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimālis‘living’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimal
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentanimalier‘animal, wildlife’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004same 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‘life, ghost’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimālis‘living’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimal
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentanimalier‘animal, wildlife’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004same form
Earliest quotation: 2004, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Bulletin of Victoria - Issues 44-47: “Critics and public alike had naturally begged the question…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- ‘to breathe’
and, asthma, inhale, exhalation, prana, onde, 21 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos ‘breath’
through Proto-Italic *anamos ‘breath’
through Latin animus ‘life, life force, soul, vitality’
unanimous, animosity, animus, 14 more
through Latin anima ‘life, ghost’
Today it means
noun An artist who depicts animals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- / animalier