Where does “spirtu” come from?

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

spirtu (Maltese): spirit

Definitions

  1. spirit

Ancestry of “spirtu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianspìritu
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 “spirtu

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