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Where does “inspirable” come from?

inspirable (English) comes from English inspire, from Middle English enspiren, from Old French enspirer, from Old French espirer, from Latin īnspīrō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

inspirable (English): Able to be inspired; Able to be inhaled;...

Definitions

  1. Able to be inspired; Able to be inhaled;...

Ancestry of “inspirable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinspireTo infuse into the mind; to communicate to the...
2Middle Englishenspirento ask, inquire; to inspire
3Old Frenchenspirer—
4Old Frenchespirerto breathe in; to breathe life into; to inspire;...
5Latinīnspīrō—
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inspirable”

  • uninspirable
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