Etymology

spiritoso

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Today it means: In a lively or spirited manner Full definition →

Italian spiritoso ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Latin spīritus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritus
  4. Italianspirito
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  7. Italianspiritoso
  8. English todayspiritoso

Borrowed from Italian spiritoso.

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