Etymology

theospiritual

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Today it means: Relating to God and spirituality. Full definition →

English spiritual ← Middle English spiritual ← Old French spiritue
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  4. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  5. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  6. Ancient Greekθεο- (theo-)
  7. Latintheo-
  8. Englishtheo-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  10. Latinspīrō
  11. Latinspīritus
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Late Latinspīrituālis
  15. Old Frenchspiritue
  16. Middle Englishspiritual
  17. Englishspiritual
  18. English todaytheospiritual

From theo- + spiritual.

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