Where does “soupir” come from?

soupir (French) comes 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-.

soupir (French): sigh; quarter note rest

Definitions

  1. sigh; quarter note rest

Ancestry of “soupir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsoupirerto sigh
2Middle Frenchsouspirerto sigh
3Old Frenchsouspirerto sigh
4Latinsuspīrōto sigh
5Latinsub-under, sub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →