The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
- Latinspīrō
- Latinspīritus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latinspīrituālis
- Old Frenchspiritue
- Middle Englishspiritual
- Englishspiritual
- English todayantispiritual
First known use, by meaning
- 17th c. Opposing or harming what is spiritual.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.