English → Latin
“respire” in Latin
spīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire; to blow, breathe, burst forth; to breathe out, exhale, emitrespīrōto blow or breathe back; to breathe out, exhale; to take breath; to breathe, respire; to fetch one's breath again, recovanimaair, breath; life, ghost; soul
The English word respire itself goes back to Latin spīrō, through respīrō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
respire
spirare: respirare: animam reciprocare: spiritum trahere et emittere: animam or spiritum ducere. Vid: BREATHE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for respire?
- The usual Latin words for “respire” are spīrō, respīrō, anima. 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.