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Where does “perspirable” come from?

perspirable (English) comes from English perspire, from Latin perspīrō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

perspirable (English): Capable of being perspired; Emitting...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being perspired; Emitting...

Ancestry of “perspirable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperspireTo emit through the skin's pores; To be...
2Latinperspīrō—
3Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
4LatinAd—
5Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
6Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
7LatinolleArchaic form of ille
8Proto-Italic*olnos—
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