animation (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[animation 词源字典]
1590s, "action of imparting life," from Latin animationem (nominative animatio) "an animating," noun of action from past participle stem of animare (see animate (v.)). Meaning "vitality" is from 1610s. Cinematographic sense is from 1912.[animation etymology, animation origin, 英语词源]