Etymology

flammagenitus

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Today it means: A dense cumuliform cloud associated with fire or volcanic eruptions. Full definition →

Latin flamma
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromflamma“flame”
  2. English todayflammagenitus

From Latin flamma (“flame”) + genitus (“begotten”), past participle of gignō.

Words from the same roots

Latinflamma all →

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