Where does “fervid” come from?
Fervid comes from Latin fervidus, formed with the Latin suffix -idus from the Proto-Indo-European root bʰer- meaning to boil or burn.
fervid (English): Intensely hot, emotional, or zealous
Definitions
- Intensely hot, emotional, or zealous
Ancestry of “fervid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fervidus | boiling, seething; glowing; boiling hot; fiery |
| 2 | Latin | ferveō | to be hot |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ferweō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
Words derived from “fervid”