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 instance of breathing in
Definitions
- inspiration instance of breathing in
Ancestry of “inspiration”, step by step
inspiration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French inspiration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | inspiration | inspiration act of breathing in |
| 2 | Latin | īnspīrātiōnem | — |
| 3 | Latin | inspiratus | inspired; inflamed; instilled |
| 4 | Latin | īnspīrō | to breathe into; to blow upon |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Latin īnspīrātiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | īnspīrātiō | inspiration |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |