Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “expirational” come from?

expirational (English) comes from English expiration, from Middle French expiration, from Latin exspiratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

expirational (English): Of or relating to expiration

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to expiration

Ancestry of “expirational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpirationThe act of expiring; The act or process of...
2Middle Frenchexpiration—
3Latinexspiratiobreathing out, exhalation; expiration
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →