Where does “inspiren” come from?

inspiren (Middle English) comes from Old French inspirer, 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.

inspiren (Middle English): Alternative form of enspiren

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of enspiren

Ancestry of “inspiren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchinspirer
2Old Frenchespirerto breathe in; to breathe life into; to inspire;...
3Latinīnspīrōto breathe into; to blow upon
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en