Etymology

ignition

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Today it means: The act of igniting. Full definition →

Latin ignītiō ← Proto-Italic *engʷnis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁engʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥gʷnís
  3. Proto-Italic*engʷnis
  4. Latinignis
  5. Latinignio
  6. Latinignītiō
  7. English todayignition

Learned borrowing from Latin ignītiō. By surface analysis, ignite + -ion.

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