Where does “šengajst” come from?

šengajst (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schöngeist, from French bel esprit — wit, genius, bel esprit.

šengajst (Serbo-Croatian): aesthete

Definitions

  1. aesthete

Ancestry of “šengajst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchöngeistaesthete, belletrist
2Frenchbel espritwit, genius, bel esprit
Every word from French bel espritEvery word from German Schöngeist
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