Etymology

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Today it means: A blowing, breathing or puffing out. Full definition →

Latin efflātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromefflō“to exhale”
  2. Latin · derived fromefflātiō“exhalation”
  3. English todayefflation

From Latin efflātiō (“exhalation”), from Latin efflō (“to exhale”), from ex- (“out, away”) + flō (“to blow”).

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