Where does “incendiarism” come from?
incendiarism (English) comes from English incendiary, from Old French incendiaire, from Latin incendiārius, from Latin incendium, from Latin incendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
incendiarism (English): The act or practice of burning property; arson;...
Definitions
- The act or practice of burning property; arson;...
Ancestry of “incendiarism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incendiary | Capable of, or used for, or actually causing... |
| 2 | Old French | incendiaire | — |
| 3 | Latin | incendiārius | causing a conflagration, setting on fire |
| 4 | Latin | incendium | A fire, inferno, conflagration; heat; torch;... |
| 5 | Latin | incendō | to set on fire, burn, kindle |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |