Where does “suspirar” come from?

suspirar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese suspirar, from Latin suspirare, from Latin suspiro, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suspirar (Portuguese): to sigh

Definitions

  1. to sigh

Ancestry of “suspirar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesuspirar—
2Latinsuspirarepresent active infinitive of suspīrō;...
3LatinsuspiroI sigh, utter with a sigh
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “suspirar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →