Where does “inflame” come from?
Inflame comes from Middle English inflammen, from Old French enflammer, from Latin inflammō, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- meaning to shine or burn.
inflame (English): To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn,...
Definitions
- To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn,...
Ancestry of “inflame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | enflaumen | — |
| 2 | Old French | enflammer | to inflame |
| 3 | Latin | inflammo | I ignite, inflame; I excite |
| 4 | Latin | flammo | I flame, blaze, burn; I inflame, set on fire; I... |
| 5 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 6 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |
Words derived from “inflame”
- inflammatory
- proinflammatory
- antiinflammatory
- inflaming
- noninflammatory
- postinflammatory
- autoinflammatory
- neuroinflammatory
- inflammasome
- necroinflammatory
- immunoinflammatory
- fibroinflammatory
- inflamer
- hyperinflammatory
- inflameth
- inflammatorily
- microinflammatory
- inflamest
- uninflammatory
- reinflame
- inflamingly
- disinflame
- anti-inflammatory
- infliximab