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
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Ancestry of “incensar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | incienso | incense; Myrocarpus frondosus, a tree from the... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | encienso | incense |
| 3 | Latin | incensus | set on fire; burnt; excited |
| 4 | Latin | incendō | to set on fire, burn, kindle |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |