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
- 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
| 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;... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |