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Where does “inflamar” come from?

inflamar (Spanish) comes from Latin īnflammō, from Latin flammō, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

inflamar (Spanish): to inflame; to ignite

Definitions

  1. to inflame; to ignite

Ancestry of “inflamar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnflammō—
2Latinflammō—
3Latinflammaflame, fire
4Latinflāgrāre—
5Latinfrāgrō—
6Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “inflamar”

  • ininflamable
  • inflamable
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