Where does “ignescere” come from?
ignescere (Latin) comes from Latin ignis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.
ignescere (Latin): present active infinitive of ignēscō; to become...
Definitions
- present active infinitive of ignēscō; to become...
Ancestry of “ignescere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ignis | fire; beacon, signal by fire |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |
Words derived from “ignescere”