autoignition

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English auto-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís

Proto-Italic *engʷnis

Latin ignis

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.

Latin -iō

Latin ignio

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin ignītiōlbor.

English ignition

English autoignition

From auto- + ignition.

Noun

autoignition (countable and uncountable, plural autoignitions)

1. Spontaneous combustion.

Derived terms

• autoignition temperature

Related terms

• autoigniting