Where does “spiritually” come from?
Spiritually derives from Middle English -ly adverbial suffix added to spiritual, ultimately from Latin spiritus meaning "breath" or "life force," traced to Proto-Indo-European (s)peys-.
spiritually (English): In a manner affecting or pertaining to the spirit...
Definitions
- In a manner affecting or pertaining to the spirit...
Ancestry of “spiritually”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spiritual | Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul; Of or... |
| 2 | Middle English | spiritual | — |
| 3 | Old French | spirituel | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | spiritualis | Alternative form of spīritālis; of breathing, of... |
| 5 | Latin | spīritus | — |
| 6 | Latin | spīrō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |