Where does “σπιρτόκουτο” come from?

σπιρτόκουτο (Greek) comes from Greek σπίρτο, from Italian spirito, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

σπιρτόκουτο (Greek): matchbox

Definitions

  1. matchbox

Ancestry of “σπιρτόκουτο”, step by step

σπιρτόκουτο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek σπίρτο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσπίρτοmatch; liquor; very clever
2Italianspiritospirit, mind; sparkle, wit, esprit; alcohol
3Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
4Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
5Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

via Greek κουτί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκουτίpacket, carton; can, canister; box, caddy
2Ancient Greekκυτίον—
3Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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