Where does “uninspired” come from?

Uninspired derives from English inspired, which comes from Latin inspirāre (to breathe into), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- (to be or become).

uninspired (English): Lacking inspiration; dull or dry; simple past...

Definitions

  1. Lacking inspiration; dull or dry; simple past...

Ancestry of “uninspired”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-not
2Middle Englishun-—
3Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
4Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “uninspired”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from English Un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →