"density, thickness, compactness," mid-15c., from Latin spissitudo "thickness, density," from spissus "thick, dense, compact, close" (source of Italian spesso, Spanish espeso, Old French espes, French épais). Related: Spissated.
spiritualty
spirituous
spiro-
spirochete
spirometer
spissitude
spit
Spitalfields
spitball
spite
spiteful