Etymograph

English

multanimous

Multanimous comes from Latin animus ‘mind’, from Proto-Italic *anamos ‘breath’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enh₁-1‘to breathe’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enh₁mos1‘breath’reconstructednominal derivative of *h₂enh₁-
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*anamos1‘breath’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimus2‘mind’
  5. Englishtodaymultanimous2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin animus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English multanimous

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enh₁-Wiktionary, Latin animus‘to breathe’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enh₁mosWiktionary, Latin animus‘breath’reconstructednominal derivative of *h₂enh₁-
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*anamosWiktionary, Latin animus‘breath’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimusWiktionary, English multanimous‘mind’
  5. EnglishtodaymultanimousWiktionary, English multanimous

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- ‘to breathe’

and, asthma, inhale, exhalation, anima, prana, onde, 16 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos ‘breath’

anemone, 10 more

through Latin animus ‘mind’

animal, anime, unanimously, unanimous, animate, animosity, animator, animus, 9 more

Today it means

adj Having many minds or aspects; many-sided.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “multanimous”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin animus. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- / multanimous

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