Etymology

spiritally

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Today it means: By means of the breath. Full definition →

Latin spīritālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritus
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Latinspīritālis
  7. English todayspiritally

From Latin spīritālis (“belonging to breathing”) + English -ly.

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