esprit-de-vin
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French esprit de vin, itself a calque of Latin spiritus vini. By surface analysis esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + vin (“wine”).
Pronunciation
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Further reading
- “esprit-de-vin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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