Where does “Spritpreis” come from?

Spritpreis (German) comes 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;...

Spritpreis (German): fuel price

Definitions

  1. fuel price

Ancestry of “Spritpreis”, step by step

Spritpreis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sprit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpritpetrol, gas
2Frenchéspritimmaterial or incorporeal substance
3Middle Frenchesperitmind
4Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
5Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
6Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

via German preis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpreissingular imperative of preisen
2Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
3Proto-Italicpretjom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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