Etymology Explorer › EnglishWhere does “firestarting” come from? firestarting (English) comes from English firestart, from English firestarter, from English starter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
Ancestry of “firestarting”, step by step firestarting traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English firestart Step Language Word Meaning 1 English firestart To start a fire 2 English firestarter One who starts fires; A tool used to start a fire 3 English starter Someone who starts something; Something that... 4 English -er A person or thing that does an action indicated... 5 Middle English -er agentive suffix; agent noun suffix 6 Old French -er Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... 7 Latin -āre first conjugation 8 Proto-Italic -āō Forms primarily denominative verbs 9 Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... 10 Proto-Indo-European -yéti Creates intransitive, often deponent,... 11 Proto-Indo-European yé- — 12 Chichewa iye he, she
via English ing Step Language Word Meaning 1 English ing A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... 2 Middle English ing — 3 Old English ing meadow, water meadow, ing 4 Old Norse eng meadow 5 Proto-Germanic angijō A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river 6 Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos curve, bend 7 Proto-Indo-European -os Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
via English starting Step Language Word Meaning 1 English starting present participle of start; The act of something...