fire

English · canonical · Latin

Concept

A self-sustaining, exothermic chemical reaction involving the rapid oxidation of a fuel source, typically accompanied by the emission of heat, light, and flames.

Translations

Feuer German primary
fire English primary
fuego Spanish primary
feu French primary
आग Hindi primary
अग्नि Sanskrit primary

Etymology

From Middle English fyr, from Old English fȳr, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fuïr, a regularised form of Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.