Where does “esprit” come from?

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

esprit (Old French): spirit

Definitions

  1. spirit

Ancestry of “esprit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
2Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
3Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Words derived from “esprit”

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