Etymology

spirit of wine

Today it means: Aqua vitae prepared by distilling wine. Full definition →

Middle English spirit of wyn ← Latin spiritus vini
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The story

  1. Latin · calque ofspiritus vini
  2. Middle English · inherited fromspirit of wyn
  3. English todayspirit of wine

Inherited from Middle English spirit of wyn, calque of Latin spiritus vini.

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