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Where does “ultraspiritual” come from?

ultraspiritual (English) comes from English spiritual, from Middle English spiritual, from Old French spirituel, from Late Latin spiritualis, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

ultraspiritual (English): extremely spiritual

Definitions

  1. extremely spiritual

Ancestry of “ultraspiritual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspiritualOf or pertaining to the spirit or the soul; Of or...
2Middle Englishspiritual—
3Old Frenchspirituel—
4Late LatinspiritualisAlternative form of spīritālis; of breathing, of...
5Latinspīritus—
6Latinspīrō—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
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