Where does “afflation” come from?
afflation (English) comes from Latin afflatus, from Latin afflāre, from Latin afflō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
afflation (English): A blowing or breathing on; inspiration
Definitions
- A blowing or breathing on; inspiration
Ancestry of “afflation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | afflatus | blown, breathed on, having been blown or breathed... |
| 2 | Latin | afflāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | afflō | to blow, breathe (on or towards) |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |