Where does “febrerada” come from?

febrerada (Catalan) comes from Catalan febrer, from Late Latin febrarius, from Latin Februārius, from Latin Fēbrua, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

febrerada (Catalan): rainstorm with hail

Definitions

  1. rainstorm with hail

Ancestry of “febrerada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanfebrerFebruary
2Late Latinfebrarius—
3LatinFebruāriusof February
4LatinFēbruaa festival of purification, celebrated on February 15th
5Latinfebrisfever
6Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →