English Explanatory Dictionary

spiritess

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A female spirit.

Word forms

spiritess spiritesses

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ (-ĭssă)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English spiritess From spirit + -ess.

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