Flammable
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Inflammable is a word that comes from Latin. It means that something can be set on fire easily. It will burn easily. The word at the base is in-flammare (late latin). It means something like to put fire to a thing.
There is a problem however, the prefix in can mean not. Something that is inhuman is not human (in the sense that no one can bear it). Since some people do not know that in can also indicate a direction (in the meaning: towards, or against), the word is often shortened to flammable.
When something does not ignite or burn well, it is usually labelled not flammable.
