Where does “spriter” come from?

spriter (English) comes 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;...

spriter (English): One involved in spriting; a designer of sprites

Definitions

  1. One involved in spriting; a designer of sprites

Ancestry of “spriter”, step by step

spriter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sprite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspriteA spirit; a soul; a shade; An apparition; ghost;...
2Middle Englishsprite
3Old Frenchespritspirit
4Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
5Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
6Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys-Every word from Latin spīrōEvery word from Latin spīritus