Where does “incremate” come from?
incremate (English) comes from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.
incremate (English): To cremate
Ancestry of “incremate”, step by step
incremate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 2 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 3 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
via English cremate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cremate | To burn something to ashes; To incinerate a dead... |
| 2 | Latin | crematus | burnt |
| 3 | Latin | cremō | to consume or destroy by fire; burn |