Etymology of the English word longanimity
the English word
longanimityderived from the Latin word
longanimitas (patience, forebearance, long-suffering)
derived from the Latin word
longanimis (patient, long-suffering)
derived from the Latin word
longus (long; long; tall; tedious)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*del-derived from the Latin word
animus (mind; intellect; soul)
derived from the Greek word
anemos, ἄνεμος (wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anə-derived from the Latin word
anima (soul, spirit, vital principle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anə-Date
The earliest known usage of longanimity in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
