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Where does “reflation” come from?

reflation (English) comes from English reflate, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

reflation (English): The act of restoring a deflated general level of...

Definitions

  1. The act of restoring a deflated general level of...

Ancestry of “reflation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreflateTo reinflate, to inflate again; To restore the...
2Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
3Middle Englishre-—
4Old Frenchre-re-
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reflation”

  • reflationary
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