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respire

Meaningto breathe again

Common meaning: to breathe

‘again’ + ‘to breathe’ → respire

Journey through time

  1. Latinspīrō, spīrāvī‘to breathe’
  2. Frenchrespirer
  3. Englishrespire‘to breathe’ · today

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Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin spīrō ‘to breathe’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry spīrō, p. 1743 · dictionary scan

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