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
Ancestry of “espiritu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | espíritu | mind; spirit, soul |
| 2 | Latin | spīritus | — |
| 3 | Latin | spīrō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |