Etymology

spiritism

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Today it means: Spiritualism. Full definition →

English spirit ← Middle English spirit ← Old French espirit
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spiritism · noun1

  1. Latinspīrō
  2. Latinspīritu
  3. Old Frenchespirit
  4. Middle Englishspirit
  5. Englishspirit
  6. English todayspiritism

From spirit + -ism.

Spiritism · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritu
  4. Old Frenchespirit
  5. Middle Englishspirit
  6. Englishspirit
  7. Frenchspiritisme
  8. English todaySpiritism

From spirit + -ism. Calque of French spiritisme.

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