English Explanatory Dictionary

spiritus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A breathing.
  2. An aspirate.
  3. Any spirituous preparation.

Word forms

spiritus spirituses

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritusbor. English spiritus Borrowed from Latin spīritus. Doublet of spirit, spirytus, sprite, spright, and esprit.

Related words

spiritus asper spiritus lenis spiritus mundi spiritus rector
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