Where does “feverous” come from?

feverous (English) comes 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.

feverous (English): affected with fever or ague; having the nature of...

Definitions

  1. affected with fever or ague; having the nature of...

Ancestry of “feverous”, 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 “feverous

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-
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