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Where does “sospiroso” come from?

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

sospiroso (Italian): sighing; plaintive

Definitions

  1. sighing; plaintive

Ancestry of “sospiroso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sospiroso”

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