Where does “transpiration” come from?

transpiration (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin transpiratio, from Latin transpiro, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “transpiration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintranspiratio
2Latintranspiroto transpire
3Latintrānsacross, beyond
4LatinPadusthe River Po
5LeponticBodincus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “transpiration

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn