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Where does “Hwevrel” come from?

Hwevrel (Cornish) comes from Latin februarius, from Latin februum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “Hwevrel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfebruariusOf February
2Latinfebruummeans of purification, expiatory offerings
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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