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Where does “renflammer” come from?

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

renflammer (French): to reignite

Definitions

  1. to reignite

Ancestry of “renflammer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchenflammerto set fire to, to set on fire; to inflame, to...
2Frenchflammeflame; talent, brilliance; streamer
3Frenchflamefirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Middle Frenchflame—
5Latinflammaflame, fire
6Latinflāgrāre—
7Latinfrāgrō—
8Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →