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Where does “esperit” come from?

esperit (Catalan) comes from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

esperit (Catalan): ghost; spirit

Definitions

  1. ghost; spirit

Ancestry of “esperit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīritus—
2Latinspīrō—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
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