Where does “enflier” come from?

enflier (Norman) comes from Old French enfler, from Latin īnflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

enflier (Norman): to inflate, swell

Definitions

  1. to inflate, swell

Ancestry of “enflier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenflerto swell
2Latinīnflōto inflate; to blow into
3Latinflōto breathe, blow
4Proto-Italicflāō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

Words derived from “enflier

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