Etymology

spiritwise

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Today it means: In terms of the spirit, or spirits. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English spirit
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritu
  4. Old Frenchespirit
  5. Middle Englishspirit
  6. Englishspirit
  7. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  9. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  10. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  11. English todayspiritwise

From spirit + -wise.

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