Etymology

transpiration

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Today it means: The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots. Full definition →

Middle French transpiration ← Medieval Latin transpiratio ← Latin trans
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  1. Latin · derived fromtrans
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromtranspiratio
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromtranspiration
  4. English todaytranspiration

Borrowed from Middle French transpiration, from Medieval Latin transpiratio, from transpiro, from Latin trans + spiro.

Words from the same roots

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