Old French

espirit

‘spirit’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Old French espirit.

23 English words in this record descend from Old French espirit, most familiar first.

• spirit
• spiritism ← spirit ← spirit
• spiritist ← spirit ← spirit
• spiritless ← spirit ← spirit
• dispirit ← spirit ← spirit
• despirit ← spirit ← spirit
• nonspirit ← spirit ← spirit
• perispirit ← spirit ← spirit
• respirit ← spirit ← spirit
• spiritous ← spirit ← spirit
• spiritlike ← spirit ← spirit
• spiritistic ← spirit ← spirit

More words from espirit

• spiritwise
• spirithood
• spiritdom
• spiritship
• spiritish
• spiritsome
• spiriten
• spiritic
• spirity
• spiritess
• spiritize

Etymograph / Old French espirit