Etymology of the French word esprit
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 French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
esprité,
spiritain,
pèse-espritDerivations in other languages
English
esprit, English
sprite, English
spright, Italian
asprì, Italian
espritCognates
Dutch
spiritus, English
esprit, English
spirit, 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 Old French
