Where does “censer” come from?

Censer comes from Anglo-Norman censier, from Old French encensier, from Old French encens meaning incense, from Late Latin incensum, from Latin incendo meaning to set fire to.

censer (English): An ornamental container for burning incense,...

Definitions

An ornamental container for burning incense,...

Ancestry of “censer”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	censer	—
2	Anglo-Norman	censier	—
3	Old French	encensier	—
4	Old French	encens	incense
5	Latin	incēnsum	—
6	Latin	incensus	set on fire; burnt; excited
7	Latin	incendō	—
8	Latin	īn-	—
9	Latin	în	—
10	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11	Proto-Italic	en	in
12	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →

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