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Where does “transpirar” come from?

transpirar (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin transpiro, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

transpirar (Portuguese): to sweat; to perspire; to transpire; to express

Definitions

  1. to sweat; to perspire; to transpire; to express

Ancestry of “transpirar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintranspiro—
2Latintrāns—
3LatinPadus—
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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