Where does “sospir” come from?
sospir (Catalan) comes from Latin suspirium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
sospir (Catalan): sigh
Definitions
- sigh
Ancestry of “sospir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | suspirium | a deep breath; a gasp, a pant; a sigh |
| 2 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |