Where does “incombustibly” come from?
incombustibly (English) comes from English incombustible, from English combust, from Middle English combust, from Old French combust, from Latin combustus, from Latin comburō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
incombustibly (English): In an incombustible manner
Definitions
- In an incombustible manner
Ancestry of “incombustibly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | incombustible | Not capable of catching fire and burning; not... |
| 2 | English | combust | To burn; to catch fire; To erupt with enthusiasm... |
| 3 | Middle English | combust | burnt |
| 4 | Old French | combust | — |
| 5 | Latin | combustus | burnt up, consumed, cremated |
| 6 | Latin | comburō | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |