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Where does “unspiritually” come from?

unspiritually (English) comes from English unspiritual, 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;...

unspiritually (English): In an unspiritual manner

Definitions

  1. In an unspiritual manner

Ancestry of “unspiritually”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunspiritualNot spiritual; lacking metaphysical significance
2EnglishspiritualOf or pertaining to the spirit or the soul; Of or...
3Middle Englishspiritual—
4Old Frenchspirituel—
5Late LatinspiritualisAlternative form of spīritālis; of breathing, of...
6Latinspīritus—
7Latinspīrō—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
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