Where does “ignifuga” come from?

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

ignifuga (Romanian): to fireproof

Definitions

  1. to fireproof

Ancestry of “ignifuga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchignifugerto fireproof
2Frenchignifugefireproof, fire-retardant; fire retardant;...
3Frenchigni-Used to form words related to fire
4Latinignisfire; beacon, signal by fire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

Words derived from “ignifuga”

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