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Where does “inspira” come from?

inspira (Romanian) 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.

inspira (Romanian): to breathe in; to inspire

Definitions

  1. to breathe in; to inspire

Ancestry of “inspira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinspirerto inspire; to breathe
2Latinīnspīrāre—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →