Where does “insufflation” come from?
Insufflation comes from Latin insufflātiō, meaning the act of blowing into, derived from the verb insufflāre (in- + sufflāre, to blow), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yéti.
insufflation (English): The action of breathing or blowing into or on;...
Definitions
- The action of breathing or blowing into or on;...
Ancestry of “insufflation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | insufflate | To breathe or blow into or on; To treat by... |
| 2 | Latin | insufflatus | |
| 3 | Latin | insufflo | I blow or breath into or upon |
| 4 | Latin | sufflō | — |
| 5 | Latin | flō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |