Where does “thinspiration” come from?
thinspiration (English) comes from English inspiration, from Old French inspiration, from Latin īnspīrātiōnem, from Latin inspiratus, from Latin īnspīrō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
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Definitions
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Ancestry of “thinspiration”, step by step
thinspiration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inspiration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inspiration | The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished... |
| 2 | Old French | inspiration | inspiration act of breathing in |
| 3 | Latin | īnspīrātiōnem | — |
| 4 | Latin | inspiratus | inspired; inflamed; instilled |
| 5 | Latin | īnspīrō | to breathe into; to blow upon |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English thin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thin | Having little thickness or extent from one... |
| 2 | Middle English | thinne | thin, narrow, skinny, slender; weak; sparse,... |
| 3 | Old English | þynne | thin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þunnī | thin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þunnuz | thin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |