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Spirithood comes from Middle English spirit ‘life, vital breath’, from Old French espirit ‘spirit’, and ultimately from Latin spīrō ‘to breathe, draw breath, respire’.

1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīrō¹‘to breathe, draw breath, respire’
2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīritus¹‘air, breath, breathing’
3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400espirit¹‘spirit’
4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500spirit¹‘life, vital breath’
5. English1500–presentspirit¹
6. Englishearliest quotation 2012spirithood¹

1. ¹ Wiktionary, English spirithood
2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2012, Stewart A. McDowall: “Yet the idea of spirithood is perfectly simple, really.…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.