Where does “ignis” come from?

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

ignis (Latin): fire; beacon, signal by fire

Definitions

  1. fire; beacon, signal by fire

Ancestry of “ignis”, step by step

ignis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

via Proto-Italic *engʷnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*engʷnisfire

Words derived from “ignis”

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