Where does “sospirar” come from?
sospirar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin suspīrō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Ancestry of “sospirar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | suspīrō | — |
| 2 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “sospirar”