Where does “cardiorespiratory” come from?
Cardiorespiratory is a compound of English cardiac and English respiratory, with respiratory deriving from English respire, from Latin respirāre, combining Latin re- with spirāre meaning to breathe.
cardiorespiratory (English): pertaining to the heart and breathing
Definitions
- pertaining to the heart and breathing
Ancestry of “cardiorespiratory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | respiratory | Relating to respiration; breathing |
| 2 | Latin | respiratorius | respiratory |
| 3 | Latin | respīrō | to blow or breathe back; to breathe out, exhale |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |