Ignis
/ˈiɡ.nis/noun
Latin for "fire," used in classical and poetic contexts.
Did you know?Ignis is the direct ancestor of English words like ignite and ignition, and it ultimately goes back to the same ancient Indo-European root behind the idea of fire itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁n̥gʷnis
“fire”
Proto-Italic
Italic
*agnis
“fire”
Old Latin
Latin
ignis
“fire”
Classical Latin
Latin
ignis
“fire, flame”
Modern English
English
ignite
“to set on fire”
Modern English
English
ignition
“the act or process of setting something on fire or starting combustion”