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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

uro.

to burn, consume, inflame

3 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈuː.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈuː.ro]
  1. to burn, consume, inflame

    conjugation-3
  2. especially of the emotions: to inflame with passion, love or lust; burn, set afire or on fire, excite, worry, disturb

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
  3. to annoy, to gall, to vex

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
  4. to rage, to ravage

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éwseti, from *h₁ews- (“to burn”), the same source as the second element of Proto-Germanic *aimuzjǭ (“ashes”); see ember. Cognate with Ancient Greek εὕω (heúō, “to singe”), Sanskrit ओषति (óṣati, “to burn”).

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