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Where does “transpiration” come from?

transpiration (French) comes from Medieval Latin transpiratio, from Latin transpiro, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

transpiration (French): transpiration; sweat

Definitions

  1. transpiration; sweat

Ancestry of “transpiration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintranspiratio—
2Latintranspiro—
3Latintrāns—
4LatinPadus—
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “transpiration”

  • transpirație
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