ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “spirit” - vital principle in man & animals," "spirit, soul" & from Latin spiritus "a breathing, breath;" & "breath of god, divine mind;" "the Holy Ghost;
ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “country” - mid-13c., "(one's) native land;" c. 1300, "any geographic area," "region, district,” "(land) spread before one," as "area surrounding a walled city or town