Etymograph

English

incendiarism

From incendiary + -ism.

A compound of incendiary + -ism

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend- ‘to shine, glow’

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Latin incendium ‘destructive fire’

Latin incendiārius ‘setting alight’

Old French incendiaire

Middle English incendiarie

English incendiary

Today it means

noun The act or practice of burning property; arson.

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

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