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Where does “inflamest” come from?

inflamest (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.

inflamest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “inflamest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinflameTo set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn,...
2Middle Englishenflaumen—
3Old Frenchenflammerto inflame
4LatininflammoI ignite, inflame; I excite
5LatinflammoI flame, blaze, burn; I inflame, set on fire; I...
6Latinflammaflame, fire
7Latinflāgrāre—
8Latinfrāgrō—
9Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →