- inflate (v.)
- early 15c., "cause to swell," from Latin inflatus, past participle of inflare "to blow into, inflate" (see inflation). Economics sense from 1844. In some senses a back-formation from inflation. Related: Inflatable; inflated; inflating.
- Mae West
- type of inflatable life jacket, 1940, military slang, in reference to the screen name of the buxom U.S. film star (1892-1980).
- lilo
- "A type of inflatable mattress which is used as a bed or for floating on water", 1930s: alteration of lie low.