Etymology

imbreathe

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Today it means: To inbreathe; to breathe in. Full definition →

English breathe ← Middle English brethen ← Latin im-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinim-
  6. Englishim-
  7. Middle Englishbreeth
  8. Middle Englishbrethen
  9. Englishbreathe
  10. English todayimbreathe

From im- + breathe.

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