Where does “sprit” come from?

sprit (Swedish) comes from French ésprit, from Middle French esperit, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

sprit (Swedish): spirits; liquor; alcohol in general, chiefly as a...

Definitions

  1. spirits; liquor; alcohol in general, chiefly as a...

Ancestry of “sprit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéspritimmaterial or incorporeal substance
2Middle Frenchesperitmind
3Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
4Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
5Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Words derived from “sprit

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