Where does “spirito” come from?
spirito (Ido) comes from Esperanto spirito, from English spirit, from Middle English spirit, from Irish -óg, from Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic -ọg, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
spirito (Ido): spirit, soul, mind
Definitions
- spirit, soul, mind
Ancestry of “spirito”, step by step
spirito traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto spirito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | spirito | spirit; singular past nominal passive participle... |
| 2 | English | spirit | The soul of a person or other creature. What... |
| 3 | Middle English | spirit | life, vital breath |
| 4 | Irish | -óg | used to form diminutives of nouns, or substantive... |
| 5 | Old Irish | -óc | Diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Brythonic | -ọg | Forms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and... |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
via French ésprit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ésprit | immaterial or incorporeal substance |
| 2 | Middle French | esperit | mind |
via Spanish espíritu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | espíritu | mind; spirit, soul |