Where does “espírito” come from?
espírito (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese espirito, from Latin spiritus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
espírito (Portuguese): spirit; ghost; nature; characteristic
Definitions
- spirit; ghost; nature; characteristic
Ancestry of “espírito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | espirito | — |
| 2 | Latin | spiritus | air, breath, breathing; light breeze; spirit,... |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “espírito”