Where does “sprightfully” come from?
sprightfully (English) comes from English sprightful, from English spright, from English sprite, from Middle English sprite, from Old French esprit, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
sprightfully (English): In a sprightful manner
Definitions
- In a sprightful manner
Ancestry of “sprightfully”, step by step
sprightfully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sprightful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sprightful | sprightly; spirited; lively; animated |
| 2 | English | spright | Obsolete spelling of sprite; Spirit; mind; soul;... |
| 3 | English | sprite | A spirit; a soul; a shade; An apparition; ghost;... |
| 4 | Middle English | sprite | — |
| 5 | Old French | esprit | spirit |
| 6 | Latin | spīritus | air, breath, breathing |
| 7 | Latin | spīrō | to breathe, draw breath, respire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |