combustive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin combūrō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Latin combustīvusbor.
English combustive

    Borrowed from Latin combustīvus, from combūrō +‎ -īvus.

    By surface analysis, combust +‎ -ive.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kəmˈbʌstɪv/

    Adjective

    combustive (comparative more combustive, superlative most combustive)

    1. Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.

    Translations

    Translations

    French

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.bys.tiv/

    Adjective

    combustive

    1. feminine singular of combustif

    Latin

    Adjective

    combustīve

    1. vocative masculine singular of combustīvus
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