ignition

ignition
ignition (n.) 1610s, "act of heating to the point of combustion," from Fr. ignition (16c.) or directly from M.L. ignitionem (nom. ignitio), from L. ignire "set on fire," from ignis "fire" (see IGNEOUS (Cf. igneous)). Meaning "means of sparking an internal combustion engine" is from 1881.

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