respire

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 269 words | Copyright

respire †(rare) come up to breathe XIV; breathe again, recover XV; breathe (trans. and intr.) XVI. — (O)F. respirer or L. respīrāre, f. RE- + spīrāre breathe; see SPIRIT.
So respiration XV. — F. or L. Hence respirator XVIII.

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