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Where does “noninflatable” come from?

noninflatable (English) comes from English inflatable, from English inflate, from Latin īnflātus, from Latin īnflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

noninflatable (English): Not inflatable

Definitions

  1. Not inflatable

Ancestry of “noninflatable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinflatableAble to be inflated or blown up; A boat or dinghy...
2EnglishinflateTo enlarge an object by pushing air into it; to...
3Latinīnflātus—
4Latinīnflō—
5Latinflō—
6Proto-Italicflāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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