English
ignigenous
Ignigenous comes from Latin ignigenus ‘Producing 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEignigenus‘Producing fire’
- Englishtodayignigenous
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEignigenus‘Producing fire’
- Englishtodayignigenous
Equivalent to igni- + -genous
Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- ‘to burn’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís ‘fire’
Latin ignis ‘fire’
English igni-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- ‘to burn’
through Latin ignis ‘fire’
Today it means
adj igneous
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- / ignigenous