Flation
/ˈfleɪ.ʃən/noun
A form or process of inflation, or the act of swelling or expanding.
Did you know?Flation comes from Latin flare, meaning “to blow,” the same ancient root behind words tied to breath, wind, and inflation’s original sense of something being blown up.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰleh₁-
“to blow”
Latin
Latin
flare
“to blow”
Latin
Latin
inflāre
“to blow into, swell”
Middle English
English
-flacioun / -flation
“a blowing or swelling process in learned formations”
Modern English
English
flation
“a clipped or isolated form used in compounds like inflation”