Where does “transpira” come from?
transpira (Romanian) comes from French transpirer, from Medieval Latin transpirare, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
transpira (Romanian): to sweat, perspire
Definitions
- to sweat, perspire
Ancestry of “transpira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | transpirer | to transpire; to perspire, sweat |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | transpirare | to breathe through |
| 3 | Latin | spīrō | to breathe, draw breath, respire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |