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Where does “transpirer” come from?

transpirer (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin transpirare, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Ancestry of “transpirer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintranspirareto breathe through
2Latinspīrō—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Words derived from “transpirer”

  • transpire
  • transpirable
  • transpireth
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