Where does “ignivomus” come from?

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

ignivomus (Latin): vomiting fire

Definitions

  1. vomiting fire

Ancestry of “ignivomus”, step by step

ignivomus 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 vomō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvomōto be sick; to vomit, puke, throw up; discharge
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

Words derived from “ignivomus”

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