Where does “feverlessness” come from?
feverlessness (English) comes from English feverless, from English fever, from Middle English fever, from Old English fefer, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
feverlessness (English): Absence of fever
Definitions
- Absence of fever
Ancestry of “feverlessness”, step by step
feverlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English feverless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feverless | Without a fever |
| 2 | English | fever | A higher than normal body temperature of a person... |
| 3 | Middle English | fever | — |
| 4 | Old English | fefer | — |
| 5 | Latin | febris | fever |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *feɣʷris | fever |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰris | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |