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Where does “feverously” come from?

feverously (English) comes from English feverous, 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.

feverously (English): In a feverous way

Definitions

  1. In a feverous way

Ancestry of “feverously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfeverousaffected with fever or ague; having the nature of...
2EnglishfeverA higher than normal body temperature of a person...
3Middle Englishfever—
4Old Englishfefer—
5Latinfebrisfever
6Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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