Where does “Spiritus” come from?

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

Spiritus (German): alcohol; aspiration, puff, whiff; breath

Definitions

  1. alcohol; aspiration, puff, whiff; breath

Ancestry of “Spiritus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
2Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
3Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Words derived from “Spiritus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- →Every word from Latin spīrō →Every word from Latin spīritus →