inhalable

/ˌɪnˈheɪləbəl/in-HAY-luh-buhl

Meaningthat one can breathe in

Common meaning: able to be inhaled

inin, into; (before adjectives) not
halto breatheLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 839 · scan
ableable to be

‘in, into’ + ‘to breathe’ → inhalable

Journey through time

Latinhālō, -āre‘to breathe’
Englishinhale‘to breathe in’
Englishformed in English from inhaleinhalable‘able to be inhaled’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: that one can breathe in. It can be inferred from any of: inhale.

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

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from inhale + -able (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Roots

hālō, -āre Latin “to breathe”

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