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Where does “spiritus” come from?

spiritus (Latin) comes from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Ancestry of “spiritus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīrō—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
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