Where does “defervescence” come from?

defervescence (English) comes from Latin defervescere, from Latin fervesco, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

defervescence (English): The departure or subsiding of a fever

Definitions

  1. The departure or subsiding of a fever

Ancestry of “defervescence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindefervescerepresent active infinitive of dēfervēscō; to grow...
2LatinfervescoI grow hot; begin to boil
3Latinferveōto be hot
4Proto-Italicferweō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “defervescence”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic ferweō →