Etymology

conflagration

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Today it means: A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning. Full definition →

Latin cōnflagrātiō ← Proto-Italic *flagrosder.? ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  7. Proto-Italic*flagrosder.?
  8. Latinflagrō
  9. Latincōnflagrō
  10. Latincōnflagrātiō
  11. English todayconflagration

From Middle French, from Latin cōnflagrātiō (“burning, conflagration”).

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