Where does “intumescent” come from?

intumescent (English) comes from Latin intumēscēns, from Latin intumescō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

intumescent (English): That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to...

Definitions

  1. That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to...

Ancestry of “intumescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintumēscēnsswelling
2Latinintumescōto become swollen
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intumescent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →