English word inspire 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) | |
| inspiro | Latin (lat) | I breathe into; I blow upon. I excite, inflame. I inspire. I instil, implant. |
| espirer | Old French (fro) | (figuratively, _, or of God) to breathe life into. (figuratively, by extension) to inspire; to bring about creativity or motivation. To breathe in. |
| inspirer | Old French (fro) | |
| inspire | English (en) | (archaic, transitive) To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.. (intransitive) To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.. (transitive) To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.. (transitive) To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or [...] |