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Where does “inhalational” come from?

Inhalational derives from English inhale, from Latin inhalare, combining Latin in- with halare, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning the action or process of breathing.

inhalational (English): Administered as a gas or vapour that is inhaled

Definitions

  1. Administered as a gas or vapour that is inhaled

Ancestry of “inhalational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinhalationThe act of inhaling; inbreathing; The substance ...
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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