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

  1. present active infinitive of ignēscō; to become...

Ancestry of “ignescere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinignisfire; beacon, signal by fire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

Words derived from “ignescere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Latin ignis →