Etymology

spirituosity

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Today it means: The quality or state of being spirituous (of liquors). Full definition →

English spirituous ← Medieval Latin spīrituōsus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritus
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  6. Medieval Latinspīrituōsus
  7. Englishspirituous
  8. English todayspirituosity

From spirituous + -ity.

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