- aspiration (1)
- 1530s, "action of breathing into," from L. aspirationem (nom. aspiratio), noun of action from aspiratus, pp. of aspirare (see aspire). Meaning "steadfast longing for a higher goal, earnest desire for something above one" is recorded from c.1600 (sometimes collectively, as aspirations).
- aspiration (2)
- late 14c., "action of aspirating," noun of action from aspirate (q.v.).