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Where does “spirante” come from?

spirante (Italian) comes from Italian spirare, from Latin spīrāre, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

spirante (Italian): present participle of spirare; breathing;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of spirare; breathing;...

Ancestry of “spirante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspirareto blow, breeze; to expire, pass away, die
2Latinspīrāre—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Words derived from “spirante”

  • spirantizzare
  • spirantizzazione
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