inflate的词源

英文词源

inflate

inflate: [16] Inflate comes from inflātus, the past participle of Latin inflāre ‘blow into’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix in- and flāre ‘blow’ (a distant relative of English blow). The use of inflate and inflation as technical terms in economics to denote uncontrolled growth in money supply, credit, etc originated in 1830s America.
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inflate (v.)

early 15c., "cause to swell," from Latin inflatus, past participle of inflare "to blow into, inflate" (see inflation). Economics sense from 1844. In some senses a back-formation from inflation. Related: Inflatable; inflated; inflating.

中文词源

inflate：充气，膨胀

in-,进入，使，-flat,吹，鼓起，词源同blow,conflate.引申词义充气，膨胀。

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inflate：使充气(于轮胎、气球等)，(使)膨胀；(使)通货膨胀，物价上涨   

词根词缀： in-入,向内 + -flat-吹 + -e