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Where does “transpirable” come from?

transpirable (English) comes from English transpire, from Middle French transpirer, from Medieval Latin transpirare, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

transpirable (English): able to be transpired

Definitions

  1. able to be transpired

Ancestry of “transpirable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtranspireTo give off ; to exhale; To perspire; Of plants,...
2Middle Frenchtranspirer—
3Medieval Latintranspirareto breathe through
4Latinspīrō—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
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