Etymology

spiraculum

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Today it means: A spiracle. Full definition →

Latin spīrāculum ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspirō
  3. Latinspīrāculum
  4. English todayspiraculum

Borrowed from Latin spīrāculum.

Words from the same roots

Latinspīrāculum all →

spiracle

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