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Where does “illation” come from?

illation (English) comes from Latin illātiō, from Latin illātus, from Latin īnferō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

illation (English): The act of inferring or concluding, especially...

Definitions

  1. The act of inferring or concluding, especially...

Ancestry of “illation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillātiō—
2Latinillātus—
3Latinīnferō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →