Etymology

combustive

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion. Full definition →

Latin combustīvus
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  1. Latincombūrō
  2. Latincombustīvus
  3. English todaycombustive

Borrowed from Latin combustīvus, from combūrō + -īvus. By surface analysis, combust + -ive.

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