Where does “enspiren” come from?
enspiren (Middle English) comes from Old French enspirer, from Old French espirer, from Latin īnspīrō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
enspiren (Middle English): to ask, inquire; to inspire
Definitions
- to ask, inquire; to inspire
Ancestry of “enspiren”, step by step
enspiren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French enspirer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | enspirer | — |
| 2 | Old French | espirer | to breathe in; to breathe life into; to inspire;... |
| 3 | Latin | īnspīrō | to breathe into; to blow upon |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Middle English spiren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | spiren | to inquire |