Where does “enfler” come from?

enfler (French) comes from Old French enfler, from Latin īnflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

enfler (French): to inflate; to fill; to build up

Definitions

  1. to inflate; to fill; to build up

Ancestry of “enfler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenflerto swell
2Latinīnflōto inflate; to blow into
3Latinflōto breathe, blow
4Proto-Italicflāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “enfler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →