Where does “febricula” come from?

febricula (English) comes from Latin febrīcula, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

febricula (English): A mild fever of short duration, of indefinite...

Definitions

  1. A mild fever of short duration, of indefinite...

Ancestry of “febricula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfebrīculaa slight fever
2Latinfebrisfever
3Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
5Proto-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 →