Etymology of the English word esprit
the English word
espritderived from the Old French word
espritderived from the Latin word
spiritus (breath, breathing, air)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
spirare (breathe; blow; live)
Date
The earliest known usage of esprit in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
spiritus, English
spirit, French
esprit, German
Esprit, German
Spiritus, Italian
spirito, Lithuanian
spiritas, Norwegian
esprit, Norwegian
sprit, Polish
spirytus, Portuguese
espirito, Provençal
esperit, Russian
спpит, Spanish
espiritu, Swedish
espri, Swedish
spritUsage
Word found in Modern English
