Where does “ignimbrite” come from?
ignimbrite (English) comes from Latin ignis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.
ignimbrite (English): A deposit left by the pyroclastic flow from a...
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- A deposit left by the pyroclastic flow from a...
Ancestry of “ignimbrite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ignis | fire; beacon, signal by fire |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |