Where does “respiratory” come from?
Respiratory comes from English respire plus the suffix -ory, ultimately from Latin respirāre, composed of re- and spirāre meaning to breathe.
respiratory (English): Relating to respiration; breathing
Definitions
- Relating to respiration; breathing
Ancestry of “respiratory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | respiratorius | — |
| 2 | Latin | respīrō | — |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “respiratory”