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
- Pertaining to transpiration
Ancestry of “transpirational”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transpiration | The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial... |
| 2 | Middle French | transpiration | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | transpiratio | — |
| 4 | Latin | transpiro | to transpire |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |