English
incense burner
From incense + burner.
A compound of incense + burner
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
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Late Latin incendō ‘to set on fire’
Late Latin incensum ‘burnt incense’
Old French encens ‘sweet-smelling substance’
Middle English encens
English incense
Today it means
noun A censer (vessel made for burning incense or perfume in some solid form).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / incense burner