Etymology

spirituous

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol. Full definition →

Medieval Latin spīrituōsus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Latin spīritus
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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. English todayspirituous

Derived from Medieval Latin spīrituōsus.

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