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Where does “Fervidor” come from?

Fervidor (English) comes from French fervidor, from Latin fervidus, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “Fervidor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfervidor—
2Latinfervidusboiling, seething; glowing; boiling hot; fiery
3Latinferveō—
4Proto-Italicferweō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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