Where does “expiration” come from?

Expiration comes from Middle French expiration, from Latin exspirationem, derived from the Latin verb exspirare meaning to breathe out, with the suffix -tio forming abstract nouns, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root eǵ-.

expiration (English): The act of expiring; The act or process of...

Definitions

The act of expiring; The act or process of...

Ancestry of “expiration”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	expiration	—
2	Latin	exspiratio	breathing out, exhalation; expiration
3	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
4	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
6	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
7	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8	Latin	calceus	shoe
9	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
10	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “expiration”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →