Where does “ignitive” come from?
ignitive (English) comes from English ignite, from Latin ignitus, from Latin igniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
ignitive (English): That ignites or relates to ignition
Definitions
- That ignites or relates to ignition
Ancestry of “ignitive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ignite | to set fire to (something), to light (something) |
| 2 | Latin | ignitus | ignited, set on fire |
| 3 | Latin | igniō | to ignite, set on fire |
| 4 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |