Where does “expire” come from?
Expire comes from Middle French expirer, from Latin exspirāre, composed of the prefix ex- and Latin spirāre meaning "to breathe," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
expire (English): To die; To lapse and become invalid; To exhale;...
Definitions
- To die; To lapse and become invalid; To exhale;...
Ancestry of “expire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | expirer | — |
| 2 | Latin | expīrō | — |
| 3 | Latin | spīrō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |
Words derived from “expire”