The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromδασὺ πνεῦμα
- Latin · calque ofspīritus asper
- English todayrough breathing
Calque of Latin spīritus asper, from Ancient Greek δασὺ πνεῦμα (dasù pneûma).
Words from the same roots
Latinspīritus asper all →
Ancient Greekδασὺ πνεῦμα all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.