inflammable

The story

1. Latin · derived fromīnflammāre“to set on fire”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromīnflammābilis
3. Middle French · derived frominflammable
4. English todayinflammable

From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”). By surface analysis, inflame + -able, literally “able to be inflamed”.

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