igneous
Meanings
adj
- Pertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
- Resulting from, or produced by, great heat. With rocks, it could also mean formed from lava or magma.
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Etymology
From Latin igneus (“fiery”). By surface analysis, Latin ign- + -eous.
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