Thank you for your information on the origins of the word "spirit". Language is fascinating. Also very glad to hear you've enjoyed the talk! Your comment got lost in the ether and just found it, so sincere apologies for the delay in responding. Have a great day!
@qha1797499033645564 :Matt, I have a small background in Latin. And I found this interesting. The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning "breath", but also "spirit, soul, courage, vigor", ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)peis. It is distinguished from Latin anima, "soul" (which nonetheless also derives from an Indo-European root meaning "to breathe", earliest form *h2enh1-).[4] In Greek, this distinction exists between pneuma (πνεῦμα), "breath, motile air, spirit," and psykhē (ψυχή), "soul"[1] (even though the latter term, ψῡχή = psykhē/psūkhē, is also from an Indo-European root meaning "to breathe": *bhes-, zero grade *bhs- devoicing in proto-Greek to *phs-, resulting in historical-period Greek ps- in psūkhein, "to breathe", whence psūkhē, "spirit", "soul").[5] Inspire, inspiration, expire, all dealing with the breath, the wind, the Spirit. I love your message!
Matt, I have a small background in Latin. And I found this interesting. The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning "breath", but also "spirit, soul, courage, vigor", ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)peis. It is distinguished from Latin anima, "soul" (which nonetheless also derives from an Indo-European root meaning "to breathe", earliest form *h2enh1-).[4] In Greek, this distinction exists between pneuma (πνεῦμα), "breath, motile air, spirit," and psykhē (ψυχή), "soul"[1] (even though the latter term, ψῡχή = psykhē/psūkhē, is also from an Indo-European root meaning "to breathe": *bhes-, zero grade *bhs- devoicing in proto-Greek to *phs-, resulting in historical-period Greek ps- in psūkhein, "to breathe", whence psūkhē, "spirit", "soul").[5] Inspire, inspiration, expire, all dealing with the breath, the wind, the Spirit. I love your message!
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Thank you for your information on the origins of the word "spirit". Language is fascinating. Also very glad to hear you've enjoyed the talk! Your comment got lost in the ether and just found it, so sincere apologies for the delay in responding. Have a great day!
Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
Matt, I have a small background in Latin. And I found this interesting. The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning "breath", but also "spirit, soul, courage, vigor", ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)peis. It is distinguished from Latin anima, "soul" (which nonetheless also derives from an Indo-European root meaning "to breathe", earliest form *h2enh1-).[4] In Greek, this distinction exists between pneuma (πνεῦμα), "breath, motile air, spirit," and psykhē (ψυχή), "soul"[1] (even though the latter term, ψῡχή = psykhē/psūkhē, is also from an Indo-European root meaning "to breathe": *bhes-, zero grade *bhs- devoicing in proto-Greek to *phs-, resulting in historical-period Greek ps- in psūkhein, "to breathe", whence psūkhē, "spirit", "soul").[5] Inspire, inspiration, expire, all dealing with the breath, the wind, the Spirit. I love your message!
Monday Feb 12, 2018
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