Italian word respirare comes from Latin spirare, Latin re-

Detailed word origin of respirare

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
spirare	Latin (lat)
re-	Latin (lat)	Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.
respiro	Latin (lat)	(intransitive) I breathe, respire.. (intransitive, figuratively) I abate, diminish, cease.. (intransitive, figuratively) I recover breath; recover, revive.. (transitive) I blow or breathe back; breathe out, exhale.
respirare	Italian (ita)	To breathe.

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