Etymology

perspirable

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Today it means: Capable of being perspired. Full definition →

Latin perspīrābilis ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? ← Proto-Italic *peri-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Italic*peri-
  3. Latinper-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  5. Latinspīrō
  6. Latinperspīrō
  7. Latinperspīrābilis
  8. English todayperspirable

Borrowed from Latin perspīrābilis. By surface analysis, perspire + -able.

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