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Where does “nondeflationary” come from?

nondeflationary (English) comes from English deflationary, from English deflation, from English deflate, from English inflate, from Latin īnflātus, from Latin īnflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō.

nondeflationary (English): Not deflationary

Definitions

  1. Not deflationary

Ancestry of “nondeflationary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeflationaryAssociated with or tending to cause deflation;...
2EnglishdeflationAn act or instance of deflating; A decrease in...
3EnglishdeflateTo remove air or some other gas from within an...
4EnglishinflateTo enlarge an object by pushing air into it; to...
5Latinīnflātus—
6Latinīnflō—
7Latinflō—
8Proto-Italicflāō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →