Where does “inspire” come from?
inspire (French) comes from French inspirer, from Latin īnspīrāre, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
inspire (French): inflection of inspirer:
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Definitions
- inflection of inspirer:
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Ancestry of “inspire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | inspirer | to inspire; to breathe |
| 2 | Latin | īnspīrāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |