Where does “bompresso” come from?
bompresso (Italian) comes from Spanish bauprés, from French beaupré, from Dutch boegspriet, from Dutch spriet, from German Sprit, from French ésprit, from Middle French esperit, from Latin spīritus — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
bompresso (Italian): bowsprit
Definitions
- bowsprit
Ancestry of “bompresso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bauprés | bowsprit |
| 2 | French | beaupré | bowsprit |
| 3 | Dutch | boegspriet | bowsprit |
| 4 | Dutch | spriet | long, narrow shoot from a plant; blade (of grass or corn), sprig |
| 5 | German | Sprit | petrol, gas |
| 6 | French | ésprit | immaterial or incorporeal substance |
| 7 | Middle French | esperit | mind |
| 8 | Latin | spīritus | air, breath, breathing |
| 9 | Latin | spīrō | to breathe, draw breath, respire |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |