Etymology

spiritous

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Today it means: spirituous Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English spirit ← Middle English spirit
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritu
  4. Old Frenchespirit
  5. Middle Englishspirit
  6. Englishspirit
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  9. English todayspiritous

From spirit + -ous.

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