Where does “transpire” come from?
Transpire comes from Middle French transpirer, from Medieval Latin transpirare, combining Latin spirare (to breathe) and Proto-Indo-European terh₂- and (s)peys-.
transpire (English): To give off ; to exhale; To perspire; Of plants,...
Definitions
- To give off ; to exhale; To perspire; Of plants,...
Ancestry of “transpire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | transpirer | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | transpirare | to breathe through |
| 3 | Latin | spīrō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |
Words derived from “transpire”