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RootLatin
anim
life
Latin anima was breath or soul: animate gives life, equanimity keeps an even mind, and magnanimous describes a great spirit.
Words built from it
- animate — to bring to life or give energy to
anim (life) + -ate (make) - inanimate — not alive
in- (not) + anim (life) + -ate - animosity — strong hostility
anim (spirit) + -osity (state of) - unanimous — fully in agreement
uni- (one) + anim (mind) + -ous - magnanimous — generous and forgiving
magn (great) + anim (spirit) + -ous - equanimity — calmness under pressure
equ (equal) + anim (mind) + -ity - pusillanimous — lacking courage
pusill (tiny) + anim (spirit) + -ous
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