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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσπίρτοmatch; liquor; very clever
2Italianspiritospirit, mind; sparkle, wit, esprit; alcohol
3Latinspīritus—
4Latinspīrō—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
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