espirer
Old French
verb
Definitions
- to breathe in
- (figuratively) to breathe life into
- (figuratively) to inspire; to bring about creativity or motivation
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin spīrāre.
Origin
Latin
spīrāre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- inspirare Latin
- inspīrāre Latin
- spīrāre Latin
- īnspīrāre Latin
- ispirabile Italian
- ispirare Italian
- ispirazione Italian
- spirare Italian
- inspirateur French
- inspirer French
- espiración Spanish, Castilian
- espirar Spanish, Castilian
- *(s)peys- Proto-Indo-European
- espirement Old French
- inspira Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan