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Where does “infiammabile” come from?

infiammabile (Italian) comes from Italian infiammare, from Latin īnflammō, from Latin flammō, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.

infiammabile (Italian): inflammable , flammable; fiery, combustible

Definitions

  1. inflammable , flammable; fiery, combustible

Ancestry of “infiammabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinfiammareto set fire to something; to inflame or stir up...
2Latinīnflammō—
3Latinflammō—
4Latinflammaflame, fire
5Latinflāgrāre—
6Latinfrāgrō—
7Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “infiammabile”

  • ininfiammabile
  • infiammabilità
  • ininfiammabilità
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →