perspiro

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ spīrō.

Pronunciation

Verb

perspīrō (present infinitive perspīrāre, perfect active perspīrāvī, supine perspīrātum); first conjugation

  1. to breathe everywhere
  2. to blow constantly

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: perspire
  • Italian: perspirare

References

  • perspiro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perspiro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.