Where does “antideflationary” come from?
antideflationary (English) comes from English deflationary, from English deflation, from English deflate, from English inflate, from Latin īnflātus, from Latin īnflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō.
antideflationary (English): Preventing or countering deflation
Definitions
- Preventing or countering deflation
Ancestry of “antideflationary”, step by step
antideflationary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deflationary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deflationary | Associated with or tending to cause deflation;... |
| 2 | English | deflation | An act or instance of deflating; A decrease in... |
| 3 | English | deflate | To remove air or some other gas from within an... |
| 4 | English | inflate | To enlarge an object by pushing air into it; to... |
| 5 | Latin | īnflātus | inflated, having been blown into |
| 6 | Latin | īnflō | to inflate; to blow into |
| 7 | Latin | flō | to breathe, blow |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |