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inanition

Meaningto empty

Common meaning: exhaustion caused by lack of food

Journey through time

  1. Latininanire‘to empty’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsto empty → an emptyinginanition‘an emptying’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsan emptying → exhaustion caused by lack of foodinanition‘exhaustion caused by lack of food’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin inanire ‘to empty’.

Roots

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