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Where does “enflammer” come from?

enflammer (Old French) comes from Latin inflammo, from Latin flammo, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

enflammer (Old French): to inflame

Definitions

  1. to inflame

Ancestry of “enflammer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininflammoI ignite, inflame; I excite
2LatinflammoI flame, blaze, burn; I inflame, set on fire; I...
3Latinflammaflame, fire
4Latinflāgrāre—
5Latinfrāgrō—
6Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “enflammer”

  • inflame
  • inflaming
  • inflamer
  • inflameth
  • inflamest
  • reinflame
  • inflamingly
  • disinflame
  • inflammen
  • enflaumen
  • enflamen
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