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- Ancient Greek · derived fromψιλὸν πνεῦμα
- Latin · calque ofspīritus lēnis
- English todaysmooth breathing
Calque of Latin spīritus lēnis, from Ancient Greek ψιλὸν πνεῦμα (psilòn pneûma).
Words from the same roots
Latinspīritus lēnis all →
Ancient Greekψιλὸν πνεῦμα all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.