spirit
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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spirit A. breath of life;
B. vital principle;
C. incorporeal being XIII; immaterial element of a human being;
D. vital power XIV;
E. †any of four substances so named of the alchemists XIV; liquid of the nature of an essence XVII. — AN., aphetic of
espirit, OF.
esperit, (also mod.)
esprit — L.
spīritus breathing, breath, air, life, soul, pride, courage, (in Chr. use) incorporeal being, f.
spīrāre breathe.
Hence
spirit vb. (arch.) enliven, inspirit XVI; carry
away mysteriously XVII.
spirited (
-ED2) XVI.
spiritism XIX. So
spiritual pert. to the spirit XIV; ecclesiastical XIV. ME.
spirituel (later latinized) — (O)F.
spirituel — L.
spīrituālis; see
-AL1.
spirituality XV. — (O)F. or late L.
spiritualism XIX.
spirituous †spirited XVI; ardent, alcoholic XVII. — F.
spiritueux or f. L.
spīritus.
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