Etymology

ultraspirituality

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

English ultraspiritual ← Middle English spiritual ← Old French spiritue
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Latinūls
  3. Latinultrā
  4. Englishultra-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  6. Latinspīrō
  7. Latinspīritus
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Latinspīritālis
  11. Late Latinspīrituālitās
  12. Middle Frenchspiritualité
  13. Englishspirituality
  14. Englishultra-
  15. Late Latinspīrituālis
  16. Old Frenchspiritue
  17. Middle Englishspiritual
  18. Englishspiritual
  19. Englishultraspiritual
  20. English todayultraspirituality

From ultra- + spirituality, or from ultraspiritual + -ity.

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