'uninspired' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'inspired', which comes from Latin 'inspirare', meaning 'to breathe into'.

'inspirare' transformed into the Old French word 'inspirer', and eventually became the modern English word 'inspire', with 'uninspired' forming by adding the prefix 'un-'.

Initially, 'inspirare' meant 'to breathe into', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'lacking inspiration'.