Etymology

shelflation

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Today it means: The degradation of food product quality due to supply chain disruptions. It occurs when delays cause food, especially perishables, to have a shortened shelf life, resulting in products being overripe, less fresh, or closer to their expiration date by the time they reach the store. Full definition →

English inflation ← Old French inflation ← Latin īnflātiō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kelH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kel(H)-p-
  3. Proto-Germanic*skelfō
  4. Proto-West Germanic*skelfu:
  5. Proto-West Germanic*skilfijā
  6. Old Englishsċylfe?
  7. Middle Englishschelfe
  8. Englishshelf
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  10. Proto-Germanic*lībaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lībą
  12. Proto-West Germanic*līb
  13. Old Englishlīf
  14. Middle Englishlyf
  15. Englishlife
  16. Englishshelf life
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  18. Proto-Italic*en
  19. Proto-Italic*en-
  20. Latinin-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₁-
  23. Proto-Italic*flāō
  24. Latinflō
  25. Latinīnflō
  26. Latinīnflātiō
  27. Old Frenchinflation
  28. Englishinflation
  29. English todayshelflation

Blend of shelf life + inflation.

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