EGNIS, indo-latin for fire & ignite; latin: ignis, The other Indo-European word for fire appears in ignite, which is derived from the Latin word for fire, ignis, from Indo-European *egnis. The Russian word for fire, ogon' (stem form ogn-), and the Sanskrit agni-, "fire" (deified as Agni, the god of fire), also come from *egnis, the active, animate, and personified word for fire. is a progressive global company, headquartered in Seattle, WA USA that combines a wide spectrum of businesses. Their activities include projects in the Americas, Europe, Africa as well as numerous environmental projects.