Where does “ignesco” come from?

ignesco (Latin) comes from Latin ignis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

ignesco (Latin): I begin to burn; kindle; I become inflamed

Definitions

  1. I begin to burn; kindle; I become inflamed

Ancestry of “ignesco”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ignesco”

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