combustive

combustive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English combust
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English combustive

    From combust + -ive.

    Adjective

    combustive (comparative more combustive, superlative most combustive)

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