Etymology of the English word animatism
the English word
animatismderived from the English word
animatederived from the Latin word
animatio (form of life)
derived from the Latin word
animatus (breathing; endowed with spirit, animated, spirited)
derived from the Latin word
animare (animate, give, bring life)
derived from the Latin word
anima (soul, spirit, vital principle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anə-using the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Usage
Word found in Modern English
