Where does “fevered” come from?

Fevered comes from Middle English fevered, derived from Old English fefor, from Latin febris, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- meaning to burn or heat.

fevered (English): Affected by a fever; feverish; Heated;...

Definitions

  1. Affected by a fever; feverish; Heated;...

Ancestry of “fevered”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeverA higher than normal body temperature of a person...
2Middle Englishfever—
3Old Englishfefer—
4Latinfebrisfever
5Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “fevered”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →