English
spirituosity
Spirituosity comes from Latin spīritus ‘air, breath, breathing’, and goes back to spīrō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīrō‘to breathe, draw breath, respire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīritus‘air, breath, breathing’
- Medieval Latinmodernspīrituōsus
- English1500–presentspirituous
- Englishtodayspirituosity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīrō‘to breathe, draw breath, respire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīritus‘air, breath, breathing’
- Medieval Latinmodernspīrituōsus
- English1500–presentspirituous
- Englishtodayspirituosity
A compound of spirituous + -ity
Latin spīrō ‘to breathe, draw breath, respire’
Latin spīritus ‘air, breath, breathing’
Medieval Latin spīrituōsus
English spirituous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- ‘to breathe’
through Latin spīrō ‘to breathe, draw breath, respire’
conspiracy, respiratory, expire, aspire, aspiration, spire, aspirant, 50 more
through Latin spīritus ‘air, breath, breathing’
Today it means
noun The quality or state of being spirituous (of liquors).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin spīrō / spirituosity