Etymology of the English word suspire
the English word
suspirederived from the Old French word
suspirenderived from the Latin word
suspirare (sigh; utter with a sigh)
using the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoderived from the Medieval Latin word
spirare (breathe; blow; live)
Date
The earliest known usage of suspire in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
