Where does “arson” come from?
Arson comes from Old French arson, derived from Latin ardēre, meaning to burn, ultimately from Proto-Italic āzidēō.
arson (English): The crime of deliberately starting a fire with...
Definitions
- The crime of deliberately starting a fire with...
Ancestry of “arson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | arson | burning; fire; arson; sunburn |
| 2 | Old French | ardre | alternative infinitive of ardoir |
| 3 | Latin | ārdeō | — |
| 4 | Latin | ardus | Alternative form of aridus |
| 5 | Latin | āridus | — |
| 6 | Latin | āreō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | āzēō | I am dry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHseh₁(ye)- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
Words derived from “arson”