English
unanimous
Unanimous comes from Latin ūnanimus ‘of one mind’, from Proto-Italic *anamos ‘breath’, 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‘conscience, intellect, mind, reason, sensibility, understanding’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEūnanimus‘of one mind’
- Englishearliest quotation 1873unanimous
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‘conscience, intellect, mind, reason, sensibility, understanding’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEūnanimus‘of one mind’
- Englishearliest quotation 1873unanimous
Earliest quotation: 1873, Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie: “That of their small force, some of the soldiers…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- ‘to breathe’
and, asthma, inhale, exhalation, anima, onde, prana, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos ‘breath’
through Latin animus ‘conscience, intellect, mind, reason,…’
animal, anime, animate, animosity, animator, animus, 12 more
Today it means
adj Based on unanimity, assent or agreement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- / unanimous