English
ignition
Ignition comes from Latin ignītiō ‘ignition, combustion’, from ignis ‘fire’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁engʷ-‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥gʷnís‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*engʷnis‘fire’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEignis‘fire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEignio‘to ignite, set on fire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEignītiō‘ignition, combustion’
- Englishtodayignition
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁engʷ-‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥gʷnís‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*engʷnis‘fire’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEignis‘fire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEignio‘to ignite, set on fire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEignītiō‘ignition, combustion’
- Englishtodayignition
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- ‘fire’
through Latin ignis ‘fire’
Today it means
noun The act of igniting.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- / ignition