Where does “spīritus” come from?

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

spīritus (Latin): air, breath, breathing

Definitions

  1. air, breath, breathing

Ancestry of “spīritus”, step by step

spīritus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin spīrō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
2Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

via Latin spīrāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīrāre—

Words derived from “spīritus”

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