Etymology

afflatus

af·fla·tus
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Today it means: A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence. Full definition →

Latin afflātus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromafflātus“breath, blowing or breathing on, spiritual inspiration”
  2. English todayafflatus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin afflātus (“breath, blowing or breathing on, spiritual inspiration”), from afflō (“to blow, breathe on or towards”) + -tus (forming action nouns), from ad- (“to, towards”) + flō (“breathe, blow”). See also af-.

Words from the same roots

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