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Where does “respirer” come from?

respirer (Old French) comes from Latin respīrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

respirer (Old French): to respire; to breathe; to come back to life; to...

Definitions

  1. to respire; to breathe; to come back to life; to...

Ancestry of “respirer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrespīrō—
2Latinrĕ-—
3Latinprōdūcō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “respirer”

  • respiratory
  • cardiorespiratory
  • respire
  • respirable
  • respirometry
  • respirometer
  • photorespiratory
  • nonrespiratory
  • irrespirable
  • respirometric
  • respirability
  • chlororespiratory
  • photorespire
  • radiorespirometric
  • radiorespirometry
  • respiratorily
  • respirest
  • respirableness
  • respireth
  • respire
  • respirer
  • respiren
  • respira
  • respither
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