Where does “incense burner” come from?

incense burner (English) comes from English incense, from Middle English encens, from Old French encens, from Latin incēnsum, from Latin incensus, from Latin incendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

incense burner (English): A censer

Definitions

  1. A censer

Ancestry of “incense burner”, step by step

incense burner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English incense

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincenseA perfume used in the rites of various religions;...
2Middle Englishencensincense; smoke
3Old Frenchencensincense
4Latinincēnsum
5Latinincensusset on fire; burnt; excited
6Latinincendōto set on fire, burn, kindle
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English Burner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBurnerA participant in the Burning Man festival
2EnglishBurnOS grid ref SE5928
3Middle Englishbrennento burn
4Old Norsebrennato burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;...
5Proto-Germanicbrannijanąto cause to burn, to set on fire
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en