spiro.
to breathe, draw breath, respire
Meaning & usage
to breathe, draw breath, respire
Dum spīrō spērō.
to blow, breathe, burst forth
to breathe out, exhale, emit
to breathe, live, be alive (usually in the present participle)
to be poetically inspired
to design, intend, express
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. De Vaan suggests that it is probably ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Kroonen connects the term with Proto-Germanic *fīsaną (“to blow; to fart”), proposing a common root *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). Kroonen suggests that the Latin term may have derived from a Proto-Indo-European pre-form *(s)péys-eh₂-yeti, though De Vaan does not make such an assertion. De Vaan notes that the proposed Germanic differ in meaning and he argues that they may constitute independent formations within Proto-Germanic. De Vaan likewise rejects Proto-Slavic *pīskàti and Lithuanian pyškė́ti as possible cognates, arguing that these terms differ significantly in meaning and that the terms may have been formed within Balto-Slavic.
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