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Where does “uninspirable” come from?

uninspirable (English) comes from English inspirable, from English inspire, from Middle English enspiren, from Old French enspirer, from Old French espirer, from Latin īnspīrō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

uninspirable (English): Unable to be inspired

Definitions

  1. Unable to be inspired

Ancestry of “uninspirable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinspirableAble to be inspired; Able to be inhaled;...
2EnglishinspireTo infuse into the mind; to communicate to the...
3Middle Englishenspirento ask, inquire; to inspire
4Old Frenchenspirer—
5Old Frenchespirerto breathe in; to breathe life into; to inspire;...
6Latinīnspīrō—
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →