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.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “inspire”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	inspirer	to inspire; to breathe
2	Latin	īnspīrāre	—
3	Latin	īn-	un-, non-, not
4	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
5	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6	Proto-Italic	en	in
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →