Where does “feversome” come from?
feversome (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.
feversome (English): Characterised or marked by fever
Definitions
- Characterised or marked by fever
Ancestry of “feversome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fever | A higher than normal body temperature of a person... |
| 2 | Middle English | fever | — |
| 3 | Old English | fefer | — |
| 4 | Latin | febris | fever |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *feɣʷris | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰris | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |