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spirare
Latin · ancient
"to breathe"
to breathe
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spiritus
Latin · ancient
"breath, the soul"
breath, the breath of life, the soul, from spirare
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espirit
Old French · medieval
"the soul or animating force of a being"
carried into French for the soul or animating force of a being
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spirit
English · 1200s
"the non-physical part of a person, or a mood or attitude"
settled as the English word for the non-physical part of a person, or a mood
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