Igniferous
/ɪɡˈnɪfərəs/noun
Producing, bearing, or carrying fire.
Did you know?Its root ignis also gives us words like ignite and ignition, while -ferous is the same “bearing” element that appears in words like aquifer and conifer.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁n̥gʷnis
“fire”
Latin
Latin
ignis
“fire”
Latin
Latin
-fer
“bearing, carrying”
Late Latin
Latin
ignifer
“fire-bearing”
16th Century
English
igniferous
“bearing or producing fire”
Modern English
English
igniferous
“producing or carrying fire”