spiritus

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • air, breath, breathing
  • light breeze
  • spirit, ghost
  • energy; courage
  • pride, haughtiness, arrogance

Etymology

Suffix from Latin spīrō (breathe, I breathe, blow, exhale, I live, I blow, I show, express, emit, I respire, I am inspired) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (blow, breathe, blow to make noise).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)peys-

Gloss

blow, breathe, blow to make noise

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
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