Where does “spiritoso” come from?

spiritoso (Italian) comes 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;...

spiritoso (Italian): witty; funny; spirituous

Definitions

  1. witty; funny; spirituous

Ancestry of “spiritoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspiritospirit, mind; sparkle, wit, esprit; alcohol
2Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
3Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Words derived from “spiritoso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- →Every word from Latin spīrō →Every word from Latin spīritus →