Ignite

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mid 17th century (in the sense ‘make intensely hot’): from Latin ignire ‘set on fire’, from ignis ‘fire’.

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From Latin ignītus, past participle of igniō, ignire(“to set on fire, ignite”). Derived from Latin ignis(“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis and, thus, related to Sanskrit अग्नि(agní), Lithuanian ugnis and Russian ого́нь(ogónʹ).

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ignite (v.)

1660s (trans.), "kindle or set on fire, cause to burn," from Latin ignitus, past participle of ignire "set on fire, make red hot," from ignis "fire" (see igneous). Attested earlier as an adjective (1550s). Intransitive sense of "catch fire, begin to burn" is from 1818. Related: Ignited; igniting.