animus

Portuguese

noun
Definitions
  • (Jungian psychology) animus the masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin animus (soul, will, mind, courage, intellect, thoughts, spirit, ideas, breath, etc, life, life force) inherited from Proto-Italic *anamos (soul, spirit) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos (breath), *h₂enh₁- (breathe, blow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂enh₁-

Gloss

breathe, blow

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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