Where does “deflate” come from?
Deflate comes from Latin dēflāre, composed of the prefix dē- and flāre "to blow," which derives from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- meaning "to swell."
deflate (English): To remove air or some other gas from within an...
Definitions
- To remove air or some other gas from within an...
Ancestry of “deflate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inflate | To enlarge an object by pushing air into it; to... |
| 2 | Latin | īnflātus | inflated, having been blown into |
| 3 | Latin | īnflō | to inflate; to blow into |
| 4 | Latin | flō | to breathe, blow |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |