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Where does “Esprit” come from?

Esprit (German) comes 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;...

Esprit (German): esprit

Definitions

  1. esprit

Ancestry of “Esprit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchésprit—
2Middle Frenchesperitmind
3Latinspīritus—
4Latinspīrō—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
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