Where does “espirito” come from?

espirito (Cebuano) comes from Spanish espíritu, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

espirito (Cebuano): a spirit; a proof; a measure of the alcohol...

Definitions

  1. a spirit; a proof; a measure of the alcohol...

Ancestry of “espirito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishespíritumind; spirit, soul
2Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
3Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Words derived from “espirito”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- →Every word from Latin spīrō →Every word from Latin spīritus →