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Where does “igniting” come from?

Igniting comes from the Latin ignitus, past participle of ignio, derived from ignis meaning fire, which traces to Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis.

igniting (English): present participle of ignite

Definitions

  1. present participle of ignite

Ancestry of “igniting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishigniteto set fire to , to light; to spark off , to...
2Latinignitusignited, set on fire
3Latinigniō—
4Latin-iō—
5Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “igniting”

  • autoigniting
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