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Where does “febrile” come from?

Febrile comes from Medieval Latin febrilis, derived from Latin febris meaning fever, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʰʷʰ- meaning to burn.

febrile (English): Feverish, or having a high temperature; Full of...

Definitions

  1. Feverish, or having a high temperature; Full of...

Ancestry of “febrile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinfebrilis—
2Latinfebrisfever
3Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “febrile”

  • afebrile
  • nonfebrile
  • antifebrile
  • postfebrile
  • subfebrile
  • antefebrile
  • unfebrile
  • intrafebrile
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