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

  1. The crime of deliberately starting a fire with...

Ancestry of “arson”, step by step

arson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French arson

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharsonburning; fire; arson; sunburn
2Old Frenchardrealternative infinitive of ardoir
3Latinārdeōto burn
4LatinardusAlternative form of aridus
5Latināridusdry, parched, withered, arid
6Latināreōto be dry or parched
7Proto-ItalicāzēōI am dry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHseh₁(ye)-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Middle English arsoun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisharsounsaddlebow
2Old Frencharçonsaddle
3Vulgar Latinarciosaddlebow
4Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
5Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “arson”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →