English
respirit
Respirit comes from Old French espirit ‘spirit’, from Latin spīritus ‘air, breath, breathing’, and ultimately from spīrō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīrō‘to breathe, draw breath, respire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīritus‘air, breath, breathing’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400espirit‘spirit’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500spirit‘life, vital breath’
- English1500–presentspirit
- Englishearliest quotation 1919respirit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīrō‘to breathe, draw breath, respire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīritus‘air, breath, breathing’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400espirit‘spirit’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500spirit‘life, vital breath’
- English1500–presentspirit
- Englishearliest quotation 1919respirit
Earliest quotation: 1919, Hospital Corps Quarterly: “He left the battle line respirited, with the spirit…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- ‘to breathe’
through Latin spīrō ‘to breathe, draw breath, respire’
conspiracy, expire, aspiration, spirituality, aspire, spire, aspirant, 49 more
through Latin spīritus ‘air, breath, breathing’
Today it means
verb Synonym of reinspirit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin spīrō / respirit