Where does “suspirar” come from?

suspirar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese sospirar, from Latin suspīrō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suspirar (Galician): to inhale, to breathe; to sigh

Definitions

  1. to inhale, to breathe; to sigh

Ancestry of “suspirar”, step by step

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