Etymograph

English

insufflate

Insufflate comes from Latin īnsufflātus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsufflātus
  2. Englishtodayinsufflate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsufflātus
  2. Englishtodayinsufflate

first attested First attested in 1670 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in 1670; borrowed from Latin īnsufflātus, perfect passive participle of īnsufflō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)) from in- + sufflō (‘to blow on’).

Every English word from Latin īnsufflātus

Today it means

verb To breathe or blow into or on.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin īnsufflātus / insufflate

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