Where does “incendere” come from?

incendere (Italian) comes from Latin incendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

incendere (Italian): To kindle, burn; To arouse

Definitions

  1. To kindle, burn; To arouse

Ancestry of “incendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincendōto set on fire, burn, kindle
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →