Where does “inflamer” come from?
inflamer (English) comes from English inflame, from Middle English enflaumen, from Old French enflammer, from Latin inflammo, from Latin flammo, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō — to smell.
inflamer (English): Something that inflames
Definitions
- Something that inflames
Ancestry of “inflamer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inflame | To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn,... |
| 2 | Middle English | enflaumen | — |
| 3 | Old French | enflammer | to inflame |
| 4 | Latin | inflammo | I ignite, inflame; I excite |
| 5 | Latin | flammo | I flame, blaze, burn; I inflame, set on fire; I... |
| 6 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 7 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |