Get an English Tutor
English word spirit comes from Proto-Indo-European *speis-, Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) espirit (Spirit (soul; essence of a being).)
*speis- (Proto-Indo-European)
to blow
*(s)peys- (Proto-Indo-European)
to blow, breathe
spirare (Latin)
spiritus (Latin)
Breath, breathing. Energy. Light breeze. Pride, arrogance. Spirit, ghost.
espirit (Old French)
Spirit (soul; essence of a being).
spirit (Middle English)
spirit (English)
(alchemy, obsolete) Any of the four substances: sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, and arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment).. (dyeing) stannic chloride. (obsolete) A rough breathing; an aspirate, such as the letter h; also, a mark denoting aspiration.. (obsolete) Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.. (usually, in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as [...]