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Where does “deflater” come from?

deflater (English) comes from English deflate, from English inflate, from Latin īnflātus, from Latin īnflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

deflater (English): Alternative form of deflator

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of deflator

Ancestry of “deflater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeflateTo remove air or some other gas from within an...
2EnglishinflateTo enlarge an object by pushing air into it; to...
3Latinīnflātus—
4Latinīnflō—
5Latinflō—
6Proto-Italicflāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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