What is the Latin word for inhale?

The usual Latin words for “inhale” are spīritus, spīrō, dūcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“inhale” in Latin

spīritusair, breath, breathing; light breeze; spirit, ghost spīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire; to blow, breathe, burst forth; to breathe out, exhale, emit dūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away; to take; to draw, pull

The English word inhale itself goes back to Latin hālō, through inhalare.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

inhale

spiritu (spirando) ducere; spiritu haurire. To exhale and inhale, anhelitum reddere ac per vices recipere: to inhale and exhale, animam attrahere ac reddere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for inhale?: The usual Latin words for “inhale” are spīritus, spīrō, dūcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.