Etymology of the French word inflation
the French word
inflationderived from the Latin word
inflatio (inflation, swelling, blowing)
derived from the Latin word
inflatus (inflated, puffed up; bombastic)
derived from the Latin word
inflare (blow into, upon; puff out)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
flare (breathe; blow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhle-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhlē-derived from the Latin word
inflatumderived from the Latin word
inflare (blow into, upon; puff out)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
flare (breathe; blow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhle-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhlē-Date
The earliest known usage of inflation in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
déflation,
désinflation,
hyperinflationDerivations in other languages
Romanian
inflaţieCognates
Dutch
inflatie, English
inflation, German
Inflation, Italian
inflazione, Italian
infiagione, Latin
inflatio, Lithuanian
infliacija, Norwegian
inflasjon, Russian
инфляция, Spanish
inflacion, Swedish
inflation
