I thought you were wrong about the original definition of "inflation", but this article agrees with you on that historical fact: https://www.clevelandfed.org/-

I thought you were wrong about the original definition of "inflation", but this article agrees with you on that historical fact: https://www.clevelandfed.org/-/media/project/clevelandfedtenant/clevelandfedsite/publications/economic-commentary/1997/ec-19971015-on-the-origin-and-evolution-of-the-word-inflation-pdf.pdf https://www.clevelandfed.org/-/media/project/clevelandfedten... Not sure I share your worries though, tbh.