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Where does “spirithood” come from?

spirithood (English) comes from English spirit, from Middle English spirit, from Irish -óg, from Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic -ọg, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

spirithood (English): The state, quality, or condition of a spirit

Definitions

  1. The state, quality, or condition of a spirit

Ancestry of “spirithood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspiritThe soul of a person or other creature. What...
2Middle Englishspirit—
3Irish-ógused to form diminutives of nouns, or substantive...
4Old Irish-ócDiminutive suffix
5Proto-Brythonic-ọgForms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and...
6Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
8Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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