Where does “spirituel” come from?
spirituel (Ladin) comes from Late Latin spiritualis, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
spirituel (Ladin): spiritual
Ancestry of “spirituel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | spiritualis | Alternative form of spīritālis; of breathing, of... |
| 2 | Latin | spīritus | — |
| 3 | Latin | spīrō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |