Where does “sprite” come from?

sprite (Middle English) comes from Old French esprit, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Ancestry of “sprite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespritspirit
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 “sprite

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys-
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