Etymology

superspirituality

Today it means: The quality of being superspiritual. Full definition →

English superspiritual ← Middle English spiritual ← Old French spiritue
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  8. Latinspīrō
  9. Latinspīritus
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Latinspīritālis
  13. Late Latinspīrituālitās
  14. Middle Frenchspiritualité
  15. Englishspirituality
  16. Englishsuper-
  17. Late Latinspīrituālis
  18. Old Frenchspiritue
  19. Middle Englishspiritual
  20. Englishspiritual
  21. Englishsuperspiritual
  22. English todaysuperspirituality

From super- + spirituality, or from superspiritual + -ity.

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