Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spirituosity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spir-i-tu-os-i-ty
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being spirituous (of liquors).

Uncountable

noun

The state of being a spirit, i.e. immateriality.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Medieval Latin spīrituōsusder. English spirituous Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English spirituosity From spirituous + -ity.

Usage

Questions

What does spirituosity mean?
The quality or state of being spirituous (of liquors).
Where does spirituosity come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Medieval Latin spīrituōsusder. English spirituous Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English spirituosity From spirituous + -ity.

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