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Where does “spiritual” come from?

spiritual (Romanian) comes from French spirituel, from Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

spiritual (Romanian): spiritual

Definitions

  1. spiritual

Ancestry of “spiritual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchspirituelspiritual; witty
2Latinspīrituālis—
3Latinspīritus—
4Latinspīrō—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
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