Where does “ignite” come from?

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

ignite (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “ignite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinignioI ignite, set on fire
2Latinignisfire; beacon, signal by fire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Latin ignis →