Where does “inflammable” come from?
inflammable (French) comes from Latin inflammabilis — inflammable.
inflammable (French): flammable, inflammable
Definitions
- flammable, inflammable
Ancestry of “inflammable”, step by step
inflammable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin inflammabilis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | inflammabilis | inflammable |
via French inflammer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | inflammer | — |