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English word inspire comes from Latin spiro, Ancient Greek πνέω
spiro (Latin)
(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)
inspiro (Latin)
I breathe into; I blow upon. I excite, inflame. I inspire. I instil, implant.
espirer (Old French)
(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)
inspire (English)
(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 [...]