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Where does “aspiratoire” come from?

aspiratoire (French) comes from French aspiration, from Latin aspiratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

aspiratoire (French): aspiratory

Definitions

  1. aspiratory

Ancestry of “aspiratoire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaspirationaspiration
2LatinaspiratioThe act of blowing or breathing to or upon;...
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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