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”).

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Noun

esprit-de-vin m (uncountable)

1. spirits of wine

Further reading

• “esprit-de-vin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.