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...

Definitions

  1. A deposit left by the pyroclastic flow from a...

Ancestry of “ignimbrite”, step by step

ignimbrite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ignis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinignisfire; beacon, signal by fire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

via English imbris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishimbrisshower; stormcloud

Words derived from “ignimbrite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Latin ignis →