'inhale' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'inhalare,' where 'in-' meant 'into' and 'halare' meant 'to breathe.'

'inhalare' transformed into the French word 'inhaler,' and eventually became the modern English word 'inhale' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to breathe into,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to draw air or gas into the lungs.'