Etymology

despirit

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Today it means: Synonym of dispirit. Full definition →

English spirit ← Middle English spirit ← Old French espirit
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  8. Latinspīrō
  9. Latinspīritu
  10. Old Frenchespirit
  11. Middle Englishspirit
  12. Englishspirit
  13. English todaydespirit

From de- + spirit.

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