English
inspersion
Inspersion comes from Latin inspersio.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinspersio
- Englishearliest quotation 1749inspersion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinspersio
- Englishearliest quotation 1749inspersion
Earliest quotation: 1749, John Cleland, [Letter the First]: “Nor was it till after a few enjoyments had…”
Every English word from Latin inspersio
Today it means
noun The act of sprinkling.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin inspersio / inspersion