Igniter
/ɪɡˈnaɪtər/noun
A device or person that starts combustion or causes something to ignite.
Did you know?Its core comes from Latin ignis, “fire,” the same ancient fire-word preserved in the name Agni, the Vedic fire deity and sacrificial messenger.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁n̥gʷnis
“Fire; a reconstructed ancient Indo-European fire-word”
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
agni
“Fire; Agni, the deity associated with sacrificial flame”
Classical Latin
Latin
ignis
“Fire”
Late Latin
Latin
ignīre
“To set on fire or kindle”
17th Century
English
ignite
“To set alight; to begin burning”
19th Century
English
igniter
“A person or device that ignites something”