afflatus.
breath, snorting; breeze, wind, draught, (hot) blast; stench; inspiration, flash
Meaning & usage
breath (directed upon some object)
afflation (from an inspiring spirit from an unknown source in Cicero; from a divine spirit in a pagan context or from the Holy Spirit in later Christian contexts)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Italic *flāōder. Latin flō Latin afflō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin afflātus From afflō + -tus (forming action nouns).
blown, breathed on, having been blown or breathed on
Where this word comes from
Perfect passive participle of afflō (“to blow, breathe (on or towards)”).
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