English
unanimously
Unanimously comes from Latin ūnanimus ‘concordant, harmonious, unanimous, in concert,…’, from animus ‘life, life force, soul, vitality’, 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 CEūnanimus‘concordant, harmonious, unanimous, in concert, of one mind, like-minded, one-souled’
- English1500–presentunanimous
- Englishearliest quotation 1978unanimously
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 CEūnanimus‘concordant, harmonious, unanimous, in concert, of one mind, like-minded, one-souled’
- English1500–presentunanimous
- Englishearliest quotation 1978unanimously
Earliest quotation: 1978, 1976, Leszek Kołakowski: “What individual workers think, either unanimously or in the…”
A compound of unanimous + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- ‘to breathe’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos ‘breath’
Proto-Italic *anamos ‘breath’
Latin animus ‘conscience, intellect, mind, reason,…’
Latin ūnanimus ‘of one mind’
English unanimous
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 ‘life, life force, soul, vitality’
animal, anime, animate, animosity, animator, animus, 12 more
Today it means
adv In a unanimous manner; without objection.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- / unanimously