the lake district scenery inspired wordsworth to write his greatest poetry.
word quiz
"inspire" comes from the latin word "spirare," which has many ancestors in the english language, including "expire," "spirit," and "conspire."what do you think "spirare" means?
a. to think
b. to breathe
c. to move through
d. to fly
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[b]
the latin verb "spirare" means "to breathe," and it has breathed life into many words in english. "expire," meaning "to breathe one's last breath" or "to end" derives from the latin word "exspirare," a combination of "ex-," meaning "outside of," and "spirare." "spirit" comes from the latin noun "spiritus," which itself is also derived from "spirare." "conspire" is another member of the "spirare" family. it means "to plot or act together," and comes from the latin verb "conspirare," "to be in harmony." "conspirare" is a combination of the prefix "com-," meaning "with," and "spirare."
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