Etymograph

English

Ignacio

Ignacio comes from Latin Ignātius, from ignis ‘fire’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- ‘to burn’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁engʷ-‘to burn’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥gʷnís‘fire’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEignis‘fire’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEIgnātius
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentIgnacio
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁engʷ-‘to burn’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥gʷnís‘fire’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEignis‘fire’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEIgnātius
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentIgnacio
  6. Englishtodaysame form

The story

This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- ‘to burn’

ingle, wonga, 5 more

through Latin ignis ‘fire’

ignition, ignite, igneous, 5 more

Today it means

name A surname from Spanish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- / Ignacio

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