Where does “spritaĵo” come from?

spritaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sprita, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

spritaĵo (Esperanto): joke, witticism, wisecrack

Definitions

  1. joke, witticism, wisecrack

Ancestry of “spritaĵo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantospritawitty, ingenious
2Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
3Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- →Every word from Latin spīrō →Every word from Latin spīritus →