inflationary

the word 'inflationary' is built upon the core concept of 'inflating'. its journey begins with the latin verb inflare, meaning 'to blow into', which itself is a compound of in- (into) and flare (to blow). this literal sense of causing something to swell by filling it with air evolved metaphorically into the economic concept of causing a currency to swell or lose value. the addition of the noun-forming suffix -ion created 'inflation', denoting the process or result of inflating. finally, the adjective-forming suffix -ary was appended, yielding 'inflationary', which describes anything pertaining to or causing that expansive process, whether in economics or cosmology.

Structure: inflate (to blow up) + ion (noun suffix) + ary (adjective suffix) inflate (from latin inflatus, past participle of inflare 'to blow into, puff up'); ion (from latin -ionem, noun-forming suffix indicating action or result); ary (from latin -arius, adjective-forming suffix meaning 'pertaining to').