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Where does “incensar” come from?

incensar (Spanish) comes from Spanish incienso, from Old Spanish encienso, from Latin incensus, from Latin incendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

incensar (Spanish): to incense

Definitions

  1. to incense

Ancestry of “incensar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishinciensoincense; Myrocarpus frondosus, a tree from the...
2Old Spanishencienso—
3Latinincensusset on fire; burnt; excited
4Latinincendō—
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “incensar”

  • incensación
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