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
- Able to be inspired; Able to be inhaled;...
Ancestry of “inspirable”, step by step
inspirable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inspire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inspire | To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the... |
| 2 | Middle English | enspiren | to ask, inquire; to inspire |
| 3 | Old French | enspirer | — |
| 4 | Old French | espirer | to breathe in; to breathe life into; to inspire;... |
| 5 | Latin | īnspīrō | to breathe into; to blow upon |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |