respire
The origin and history of respire.
Etymology
It comes from Middle English respiren, borrowed from Old French respirer or from Latin respīrō (“to blow back, breathe out”), from re- (“back”) and spīrō (“to breathe, blow”).
The origin and history of respire.
It comes from Middle English respiren, borrowed from Old French respirer or from Latin respīrō (“to blow back, breathe out”), from re- (“back”) and spīrō (“to breathe, blow”).
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