English
inflammation
Inflammation comes from Latin īnflammātiō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnflammātiō
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600inflammation
- Englishearliest quotation 2024inflammation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnflammātiō
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600inflammation
- Englishearliest quotation 2024inflammation
Earliest quotation: 2024, David Zelman, Understanding Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis -- the Basics: “Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), often referred to by doctors…”.
Formed from inflame + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘bright flame, fire’
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Latin flammō ‘blaze, burn’
Latin inflammō ‘to ignite, inflame’
Old French enflamer
Middle English inflammen
English inflame
Every English word from Latin īnflammātiō
Today it means
noun The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin īnflammātiō / inflammation