Where does “sprightfulness” come from?
sprightfulness (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;...
sprightfulness (English): The quality of being sprightful
Definitions
- The quality of being sprightful
Ancestry of “sprightfulness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | spīrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |