inflammatoire

Forms

inflammatoire (plural inflammatoires)^[1]

Etymology

It is a learned derivative from French inflammation + -oire.^[1][2][3] The TLFi and Rey derive it learnedly from Latin inflammō (“to set on fire”) with the suffix -atoire;^[4][5] inflammation is a borrowing of inflammātiō, also a medical term in Latin, from flamma (“flame”).^[6]

Earliest recorded meaning

The TLFi first records it before 1590 in Paré, in the medical phrase disposition inflammatoire “inflammatory condition”;^[4][5] Bloch and Wartburg, the Grand Robert and the Petit Robert date it to 1549.^[6][2][3]

Semantic evolution

A medical word from the start, it passed into the general language.^[5] The GLLF dates its sense “accompanied by inflammation” to Paré and “of the nature of inflammation” to 1802.^[7] Littré also records sang inflammatoire, blood that forms a buffy crust when let.^[8] The compound anti-inflammatoire was formed in the 20th century.^[5]

Timeline

• 1549 – First date given by Bloch and Wartburg and the Grand Robert.^[6][2]
• before 1590 – Paré writes of a disposition inflammatoire.^[4][5]
• 1802 – The sense “of the nature of inflammation” is recorded.^[7]
• 20th century – Anti-inflammatoire is formed.^[5]

Meanings

Adjective

1. (medicine) Of the nature of inflammation: processus inflammatoire.^[4][7][3]
2. (medicine) Causing or marked by inflammation: maladie inflammatoire.^{[4][3][9][10]}
3. Syndrome inflammatoire: the set of symptoms and changes that go with an inflammation.^[10]

Word family

• anti-inflammatoire

Related words

• inflammation
• enflammer
• inflammable
• Latin inflammō

References

1. ^ a b c Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c Rey, Alain, ed. (2005), Le Grand Robert de la langue française, electronic version, Paris: Le Robert
3. ^ a b c d Rey-Debove, Josette; Rey, Alain, eds. (2007), Le Petit Robert de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
4. ^ a b c d e Trésor de la langue française informatisé (2004), ATILF – CNRS & Université de Lorraine, atilf.fr/tlfi; electronic version of Imbs, Paul; Quemada, Bernard, eds. (1971–1994), Trésor de la langue française, Paris: CNRS / Gallimard
5. ^ a b c d e f Rey, Alain, ed. (1992), Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
6. ^ a b c Bloch, Oscar; Wartburg, Walther von (1989), Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue française, 8th ed., Paris: Presses universitaires de France
7. ^ a b c Guilbert, Louis; Lagane, René; Niobey, Georges, eds. (1971–1978; 1989), Grand Larousse de la langue française, Paris: Larousse
8. ^ Littré, Émile (1873–1877), Dictionnaire de la langue française, 4 vols. and supplement, Paris: Hachette
9. ^ Dictionnaire Le Robert en ligne, dictionnaire.lerobert.com (accessed 2024)
10. ^ a b Dictionnaire de français Larousse, larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais (accessed 2024)