Where does “incalescent” come from?

incalescent (English) comes from Latin incalescens, from Latin incalesco, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

incalescent (English): Becoming warmer; heating up

Definitions

  1. Becoming warmer; heating up

Ancestry of “incalescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincalescensgrowing warm; glowing
2LatinincalescoI grow warm; I glow
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →