Where does “espirer” come from?

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

espirer (Old French): to breathe in; to breathe life into; to inspire;...

Definitions

  1. to breathe in; to breathe life into; to inspire;...

Ancestry of “espirer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnspīrōto breathe into; to blow upon
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “espirer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →