Where does “respirá” come from?

respirá (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish respirar, from Old Spanish respirar, from Latin respīrāre, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

respirá (Papiamentu): to breathe

Definitions

  1. to breathe

Ancestry of “respirá”, step by step

respirá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish respirar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrespirarto breathe
2Old Spanishrespirar—
3Latinrespīrāre—
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Kabuverdianu rispira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianurispirato breathe
2Portugueserespirarto breathe
3Latinrespīrōto blow or breathe back; to breathe out, exhale
4Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
5Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →