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Where does “suspirar” come from?

suspirar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish sospirar, from Latin suspīrō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suspirar (Spanish): to sigh

Definitions

  1. to sigh

Ancestry of “suspirar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishsospirar—
2Latinsuspīrō—
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “suspirar”

  • suspiro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →