Etymology

perspirative

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Today it means: Performing the act of perspiration or sweating; perspiratory. Full definition →

First used 18th c.Latin perspīrāre
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  1. Latin · derived fromperspīrāre“to perspire”
  2. English todayperspirative

From the participle stem of Latin perspīrāre (“to perspire”).

Words from the same roots

Latinperspīrāre all →

perspiration

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. Performing the act of perspiration or sweating; perspiratory.

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