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Where does “transpirational” come from?

transpirational (English) comes from English transpiration, from Middle French transpiration, from Medieval Latin transpiratio, from Latin transpiro, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

transpirational (English): Pertaining to transpiration

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to transpiration

Ancestry of “transpirational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtranspirationThe loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial...
2Middle Frenchtranspiration—
3Medieval Latintranspiratio—
4Latintranspiro—
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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