Where does “spirit” come from?
spirit (Romanian) comes from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
spirit (Romanian): spirit, ghost; essence, psyche; wit, genius
Definitions
- spirit, ghost; essence, psyche; wit, genius
Ancestry of “spirit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | spīritus | — |
| 2 | Latin | spīrō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |
Words derived from “spirit”