Where does “sprelve” come from?
sprelve (English) comes from English elve, from English elf, from Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.
sprelve (English): An upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, in which an elve is immediately followed by a sprite
Definitions
- An upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, in which an elve is immediately followed by a sprite
Ancestry of “sprelve”, step by step
sprelve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elve | an upper atmospheric optical phenomenon... |
| 2 | English | elf | A luminous spirit presiding over nature and... |
| 3 | Middle English | elf | elf, fairy; spirit, shade |
| 4 | Old English | ielf | elf |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | albi | elf, fairy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | albī | river |
| 7 | Latin | Albis | — |
| 8 | Latin | Albeus | — |
via English sprite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sprite | A spirit; a soul; a shade; An apparition; ghost;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sprite | — |
| 3 | Old French | esprit | spirit |
| 4 | Latin | spīritus | air, breath, breathing |
| 5 | Latin | spīrō | to breathe, draw breath, respire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |