Etymology

inspirer

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Today it means: Someone who inspires. Full definition →

English inspire ← Middle English enspiren ← Old French enspirer
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  6. Latinspīrō
  7. Latinīnspīrō
  8. Old Frenchespirer
  9. Old Frenchenspirer
  10. Middle Englishenspiren
  11. Englishinspire
  12. English todayinspirer

From inspire + -er.

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