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Where does “incombustibile” come from?

incombustibile (Italian) comes from Italian combustibile, from French combustible, from French combustion, from Old French combustion, from Latin combustio, from Latin comburō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

incombustibile (Italian): incombustible

Definitions

  1. incombustible

Ancestry of “incombustibile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancombustibilecombustible, fuel; fuel, combustible, oil, power
2Frenchcombustiblecombustible
3Frenchcombustioncombustion, burning, incineration
4Old Frenchcombustion—
5Latincombustioburning
6Latincomburō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “incombustibile”

  • incombustibilità
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