Where does “espiritu” come from?

espiritu (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish espíritu, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

espiritu (Hiligaynon): spirit, soul; ghost

Definitions

  1. spirit, soul; ghost

Ancestry of “espiritu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishespíritumind; spirit, soul
2Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
3Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- →Every word from Latin spīrō →Every word from Latin spīritus →