Where does “spiro-” come from?

spiro- (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

spiro- (English): spiral, helix; respiration; spiro compound

Definitions

  1. spiral, helix; respiration; spiro compound

Ancestry of “spiro-”, step by step

spiro- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ‐o‐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English‐o‐—
2Latin‐o‐—
3Ancient Greek-ό-—

via Ancient Greek σπεῖρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπεῖραanything twisted or wound;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “spiro-”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →