Where does “espíritu” come from?
espíritu (Asturian) comes from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
espíritu (Asturian): ghost; spirit
Ancestry of “espíritu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | spīritus | — |
| 2 | Latin | spīrō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |