English
greenflation
Blend of green + inflation.
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’
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Proto-Germanic *grōniz
Proto-West Germanic *grōnī
Old English grēne
Middle English grene
English green
Latin flō ‘blow’
Latin īnflō ‘blow into, expand’
Latin īnflātus ‘inflated, having been blown into’
Latin īnflātiō ‘expansion", "blowing up’
Old French inflation ‘swelling’
English inflation
Today it means
noun A rise in energy prices as a result of shifting from fossil fuels to sustainable energy sources.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / greenflation