Where does “spirite” come from?
spirite (Romanian) comes from Romanian spirit, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
spirite (Romanian): plural of spirit
Ancestry of “spirite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | spirit | spirit, ghost; essence, psyche; wit, genius |
| 2 | Latin | spīritus | — |
| 3 | Latin | spīrō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |