Where does “deflator” come from?
Deflator derives from English deflate, which combines the Latin prefix de- with inflate, itself from Latin in- plus the root flāre (to blow), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
deflator (English): That which deflates; A factor applied to economic...
Definitions
- That which deflates; A factor applied to economic...
Ancestry of “deflator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deflate | To remove air or some other gas from within an... |
| 2 | English | inflate | To enlarge an object by pushing air into it; to... |
| 3 | Latin | īnflātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | īnflō | — |
| 5 | Latin | flō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |