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Where does “espiritual” come from?

espiritual (Asturian) comes from Late Latin spiritualis, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

espiritual (Asturian): spiritual

Definitions

  1. spiritual

Ancestry of “espiritual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinspiritualisAlternative form of spīritālis; of breathing, of...
2Latinspīritus—
3Latinspīrō—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
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