English

igni-

Igni- comes from Latin ignis ‘fire’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- ‘to burn’.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁engʷ-‘to burn’reconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥gʷnís‘fire’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEignis‘fire’
Englishtodayigni-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁engʷ-‘to burn’reconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥gʷnís‘fire’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEignis‘fire’
Englishtodayigni-

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

prefix Related to fire.

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

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

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