Sudare
/suːˈdɑː.reɪ/noun
A Latin verb meaning “to sweat” or “to perspire,” chiefly encountered in medical, scientific, and etymological contexts.
Did you know?Latin sudāre is related to the ancient Indo-European root behind English sweat, linking ordinary perspiration to a much older vocabulary of heat and bodily fluid.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sweid-
“To sweat or become damp; a reconstructed root associated with bodily moisture”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἱδρώς (hidrōs)
“Sweat”
Classical Latin
Latin
sūdāre
“To sweat or perspire”
Classical Latin
Latin
sūdor
“Sweat; perspiration”
Middle English
English
sweat
“Moisture secreted through the skin, developing through the Germanic branch of the same ancient root”
Modern English
English
sudare
“The Latin infinitive used in technical or scholarly English to mean “to sweat””