Etymograph

English

fireform

From fire + form.

A compound of fire + form

Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥

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Proto-Germanic *fuïr

Proto-West Germanic *fuir

Old English fȳr ‘fire’

Middle English fyr

English fire

Latin fōrma ‘shape’

Old French forme ‘shape’

Middle English forme ‘shape’

English form

Today it means

verb To lengthen or widen the body of a cartridge case by firing it in a gun that has the same calibre but a larger chamber.

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

Etymograph / fireform