Where does “espirement” come from?

espirement (Old French) comes from Old French espirer, from Latin īnspīrō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

espirement (Old French): exhalation

Definitions

  1. exhalation

Ancestry of “espirement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespirerto breathe in; to breathe life into; to inspire;...
2Latinīnspīrōto breathe into; to blow upon
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →