English word inspiration comes from Latin spiro, Ancient Greek πνέω
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| spiro | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I am poetically inspired. (figuratively) I breathe, live, am alive (usually in the present participle). (figuratively) I design, intend, express. (intransitive, with accusative) I breathe out, exhale, emit. I blow, breathe, burst forth. I breathe, draw breath, respire. |
| πνέω | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| inspirare | Latin (lat) | |
| inspiratus | Latin (lat) | |
| īnspīrātiōnem | Late Latin (LL) | |
| inspirationem | Late Latin (LL) | |
| inspiration | Old French (fro) | Inspiration (act of breathing in). Inspiration (something which inspires). |
| inspiration | English (en) | (countable) A breath, a single inhalation.. (physiology, uncountable) The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm, as part of the act of respiration.. A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.. A person, object, or situation which quickens or stimulates an influence upon the [...] |