Where does “aspire” come from?

aspire (French) comes from French aspirer, from Latin aspīrāre.

aspire (French): inflection of aspirer: ## first/third-person...

Definitions

  1. inflection of aspirer: ## first/third-person...

Ancestry of “aspire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchaspirerTo aspire; To aspirate; To inhale, to breathe in
2Latinaspīrāre—
Every word from Latin aspīrāre →Every word from French aspirer →
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