Where does “fervidity” come from?

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

fervidity (English): The quality of being fervid

Definitions

  1. The quality of being fervid

Ancestry of “fervidity”, step by step

fervidity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fervid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfervidIntensely hot, emotional, or zealous
2Latinfervidusboiling, seething; glowing; boiling hot; fiery
3Latinferveōto be hot
4Proto-Italicferweō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic ferweō →