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Where does “enfler” come from?

enfler (Old French) comes 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-.

enfler (Old French): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “enfler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnflō—
2Latinflō—
3Proto-Italicflāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “enfler”

  • renflement
  • enflure
  • renfler
  • enfler
  • enfleure
  • d'senflier
  • enflier
  • enfleure
  • infler
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