mag.na.ni.mi.ty n. from latin (surprise!) magnus, meaning 'great', root of mega (see also: magnum opus, magnum p.i.), and animus, meaning 'soul' or 'mind', but finding its roots in ane-, 'to breathe' or, more specifically, 'to exhale'. animus is also the root word of animal, so, at least in latin, animals do have souls!
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