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Where does “respirability” come from?

respirability (English) comes from English respire, from Middle English respiren, from Old French respirer, from Latin respīrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

respirability (English): The quality or state of being respirable

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being respirable

Ancestry of “respirability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrespireTo breathe in and out; to engage in the process...
2Middle Englishrespiren—
3Old Frenchrespirerto respire; to breathe; to come back to life; to...
4Latinrespīrō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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