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Where does “inflamável” come from?

inflamável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese inflamar, from Latin īnflammō, from Latin flammō, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.

inflamável (Portuguese): Capable of burning; inflammable

Definitions

  1. Capable of burning; inflammable

Ancestry of “inflamável”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseinflamarto inflame; to catch fire
2Latinīnflammō—
3Latinflammō—
4Latinflammaflame, fire
5Latinflāgrāre—
6Latinfrāgrō—
7Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →