Etymograph

English

spiro-

Spiro- comes from Latin spīra ‘a thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound’, from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα ‘coils or spires of snakes’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sper-yeh₂-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sper-yeh₂-reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπεῖραspeîra‘coils or spires of snakes’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīra‘a thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound’
  4. Englishtodayspiro-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sper-yeh₂-reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπεῖραspeîra‘coils or spires of snakes’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīra‘a thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound’
  4. Englishtodayspiro-

Linked words

through Latin spīra ‘a thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound’

spiral, 4 more

Today it means

prefix spiral, helix

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sper-yeh₂- / spiro-

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