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.
Ancestry of “ignifuga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ignifuger | to fireproof |
| 2 | French | ignifuge | fireproof, fire-retardant; fire retardant;... |
| 3 | French | igni- | — |
| 4 | Latin | ignis | fire; beacon, signal by fire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |