Where does “inflatable” come from?
Inflatable comes from English inflate, from Latin inflatus (blown into), from Latin inflo (to blow in), composed of Latin in (in) and a root from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- (to swell or bloom).
inflatable (English): Able to be inflated or blown up; A boat or dinghy...
Definitions
- Able to be inflated or blown up; A boat or dinghy...
Ancestry of “inflatable”, 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- | — |