Where does “ignifug” come from?

ignifug (Romanian) comes from French ignifuge, from French igni-, from Latin ignis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

ignifug (Romanian): fireproof

Definitions

  1. fireproof

Ancestry of “ignifug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchignifugefireproof, fire-retardant; fire retardant;...
2Frenchigni-Used to form words related to fire
3Latinignisfire; beacon, signal by fire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Latin ignis →