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Where does “inhalant” come from?

inhalant (English) comes from English -ant, from Middle English -ant, from Old English -ende, from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

inhalant (English): intended for inhaling; something, especially a...

Definitions

  1. intended for inhaling; something, especially a...

Ancestry of “inhalant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-antThe agent noun derived from verb; An adjective...
2Middle English-ant—
3Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
4Proto-West Germanic*-andī—
5Proto-Germanic-andz—
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوك—
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “inhalant”

  • polyinhalant
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