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Where does “Spiritus asper” come from?

Spiritus asper (German) comes from Latin spiritus asper, from Ancient Greek δασὺ πνεῦμα, from Ancient Greek δασύς, from Ancient Greek πρωκτός, from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt-.

Spiritus asper (German): spiritus asper

Definitions

  1. spiritus asper

Ancestry of “Spiritus asper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspiritus asperspiritus asper
2Ancient Greekδασὺ πνεῦμα—
3Ancient Greekδασύςhairy, shaggy; downy; with the hair on
4Ancient Greekπρωκτόςanus, rectum
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreHḱt-—
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