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
Definitions
- bowsprit
Ancestry of “beaupré”, step by step
beaupré traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch boegspriet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boegspriet | bowsprit |
| 2 | Dutch | spriet | long, narrow shoot from a plant; blade (of grass or corn), sprig |
| 3 | German | Sprit | petrol, gas |
| 4 | French | ésprit | immaterial or incorporeal substance |
| 5 | Middle French | esperit | mind |
| 6 | Latin | spīritus | air, breath, breathing |
| 7 | Latin | spīrō | to breathe, draw breath, respire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |
via Middle Dutch boechspriet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | boechspriet | — |