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Where does “inspiration” come from?

inspiration (French) comes from Old French inspiration, from Latin īnspīrātiōnem, from Latin inspiratus, from Latin īnspīrō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

inspiration (French): inspiration

Definitions

  1. inspiration

Ancestry of “inspiration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchinspirationinspiration
2Latinīnspīrātiōnem—
3Latininspiratusinspired; inflamed; instilled
4Latinīnspīrō—
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inspiration”

  • inspirație
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →