English Explanatory Dictionary

spirituosity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or state of being spirituous (of liquors).
  2. The state of being a spirit, i.e. immateriality.

Word forms

spirituosity

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Medieval Latin spīrituōsusder. English spirituous Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English spirituosity From spirituous + -ity.

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