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DictionaryRoot: halare
Latin

halare

to breathe

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A young woman draws in the scent of a flower held just beneath her nose; a small inward-pointing airflow arrow makes the direction of breathing explicit.
noun

inhalation

in-huh-LAY-shun/ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃn/

The drawing of air or another substance into the lungs.

Etymology
inLatinin, into, on, upon
+halLatinto breathe
+ationLatinan action, process, or result

The Latin elements originally meant breathing upon something. Inhalation uses that combination as though it meant breathing inward, naming the act of drawing air or another substance in.

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