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Where does “inspirație” come from?

inspirație (Romanian) comes from French inspiration, from Old French inspiration, from Latin īnspīrātiōnem, from Latin inspiratus, from Latin īnspīrō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

inspirație (Romanian): inspiration; brainchild

Definitions

  1. inspiration; brainchild

Ancestry of “inspirație”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinspirationinspiration
2Old Frenchinspirationinspiration
3Latinīnspīrātiōnem—
4Latininspiratusinspired; inflamed; instilled
5Latinīnspīrō—
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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