Where does “spirituel” come from?
spirituel (French) comes from Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
spirituel (French): spiritual; witty
Definitions
- spiritual; witty
Ancestry of “spirituel”, step by step
spirituel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin spīrituālis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | spīrituālis | — |
| 2 | Latin | spīritus | air, breath, breathing |
| 3 | Latin | spīrō | to breathe, draw breath, respire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |
via Latin spīritālis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | spīritālis | Of or pertaining to breathing, the wind or air |
| 2 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |