Etymology

aspirational

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Today it means: Being ambitious. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English aspiration
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The story

  1. Englishaspire
  2. Englishaspiration
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. English todayaspirational

From aspiration + -al.

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