Where does “enowell” come from?

enowell (Cornish) comes from Cornish ell.

enowell (Cornish): lighter device

Definitions

  1. lighter device

Ancestry of “enowell”, step by step

enowell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish ell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishell

via Cornish enowi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishenowito kindle, switch on
Every word from Cornish ell
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