Where does “beaupré” come from?
beaupré (French) comes from Dutch boegspriet, from Dutch spriet, from German Sprit, from French ésprit, from Middle French esperit, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
beaupré (French): bowsprit
Ancestry of “beaupré”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | boegspriet | bowsprit |
| 2 | Dutch | spriet | long, narrow shoot from a plant; blade , sprig;... |
| 3 | German | Sprit | petrol, gas |
| 4 | French | ésprit | — |
| 5 | Middle French | esperit | mind |
| 6 | Latin | spīritus | — |
| 7 | Latin | spīrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |
Words derived from “beaupré”