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Where does “inspiratrix” come from?

inspiratrix (English) comes from English inspirator, from Latin īnspīrāre, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inspiratrix (English): A female inspirator

Definitions

  1. A female inspirator

Ancestry of “inspiratrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinspiratorAn inspirer; one who inspires; An inhaler; one...
2Latinīnspīrāre—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →