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
- present participle of spirare; breathing;...
Ancestry of “spirante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | spirare | to blow, breeze; to expire, pass away, die |
| 2 | Latin | spīrāre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |
Words derived from “spirante”