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Where does “deflagrate” come from?

deflagrate (English) comes from Latin deflagratus, from Latin dēflāgrō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

deflagrate (English): To burn with intense light and heat

Definitions

  1. To burn with intense light and heat

Ancestry of “deflagrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindeflagratusBurned down
2Latindēflāgrō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “deflagrate”

  • deflagrator
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