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Where does “alsopiri” come from?

alsopiri (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sopiri, from French soupirer, from Middle French souspirer, from Old French souspirer, from Latin suspīrō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

alsopiri (Esperanto): to long for, yearn for

Definitions

  1. to long for, yearn for

Ancestry of “alsopiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosopirito long for, yearn for
2Frenchsoupirerto sigh
3Middle Frenchsouspirerto sigh
4Old Frenchsouspirerto sigh
5Latinsuspīrō—
6Latinsub-sub-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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