Where does “unexpire” come from?
unexpire (English) comes from English expire, from Middle French expirer, from Latin expīrō, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
unexpire (English): To cause no longer to be expired; to restore as...
Definitions
- To cause no longer to be expired; to restore as...
Ancestry of “unexpire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | expire | To die; To lapse and become invalid; To exhale;... |
| 2 | Middle French | expirer | — |
| 3 | Latin | expīrō | — |
| 4 | Latin | spīrō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |