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Where does “enflammer” come from?

enflammer (French) comes from French flamme, from French flame, from Middle French flame, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.

enflammer (French): to set fire to, to set on fire; to inflame, to...

Definitions

  1. to set fire to, to set on fire; to inflame, to...

Ancestry of “enflammer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchflammeflame; talent, brilliance; streamer
2Frenchflamefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Middle Frenchflame—
4Latinflammaflame, fire
5Latinflāgrāre—
6Latinfrāgrō—
7Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “enflammer”

  • renflammer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →