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Where does “sospiro” come from?

sospiro (Italian) comes from Italian sospirare, from Latin suspīrō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sospiro (Italian): sigh; first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. sigh; first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “sospiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliansospirareTo sigh; To yearn for
2Latinsuspīrō—
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sospiro”

  • sospirone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →