Etymology of the English word expire
the English word
expirederived from the Old French word
expirerderived from the Latin word
exspirare (breathe out, exhale; expire)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Medieval Latin word
spirare (breathe; blow; live)
derived from the French word
expirederived from the Latin word
exspirare (breathe out, exhale; expire)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Medieval Latin word
spirare (breathe; blow; live)
Date
The earliest known usage of expire in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
expiry,
expiredUsage
Word found in Modern English
