Where does “ignivagus” come from?

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

ignivagus (Latin): spreading like fire; like wildfire

Definitions

  1. spreading like fire; like wildfire

Ancestry of “ignivagus”, step by step

ignivagus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ignis

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

via Latin vagus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
2Proto-Italicwagos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Latin ignis →
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