English
respiratory
Respiratory comes from Latin respīrō ‘to breathe’, and goes back to spīrō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīrō‘to breathe, blow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErespīrō‘to breathe’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900respīrātōrius
- Englishearliest quotation 2013respiratory
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīrō‘to breathe, blow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErespīrō‘to breathe’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900respīrātōrius
- Englishearliest quotation 2013respiratory
Earliest quotation: 2013, –June, In the News: “Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- ‘to breathe’
spiritual, conspire, spiritus, 49 more
through Latin spīrō ‘to breathe, blow’
spirit, conspiracy, spree, expire, sprite, aspire, aspiration, esprit, spire, aspirant, 51 more
Today it means
adj Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin spīrō / respiratory