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animal.

animal

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈa.nɪ.maɫ]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.ni.mal]

  1. animal

    declension-3 · neuter

  2. living creature

    declension-3 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin anima Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin animālisnom. Latin animāl Substantivation of apocopated animāle, nominative neuter singular of animālis (“living”). See -al.

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