Where does “espirrar” come from?

espirrar (Portuguese) comes from Latin expīrō, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

espirrar (Portuguese): to sneeze

Definitions

  1. to sneeze

Ancestry of “espirrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexpīrō—
2Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
3Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- →Every word from Latin spīrō →Every word from Latin expīrō →