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Where does “respirate” come from?

respirate (English) comes from English respiration, from Middle English respiracioun, from Latin respiratio, from Latin respīrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

respirate (English): To give artificial respiration to

Definitions

  1. To give artificial respiration to

Ancestry of “respirate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrespirationThe process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing,...
2Middle Englishrespiracioun—
3Latinrespiratioexhaling; breathing, respiration
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

Words derived from “respirate”

  • respirator
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