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Where does “mid-February” come from?

mid-February (English) comes from English February, from Middle English Februarie, from Latin Februārius, from Latin Fēbrua, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

mid-February (English): Any time in the middle of February; Happening in...

Definitions

  1. Any time in the middle of February; Happening in...

Ancestry of “mid-February”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFebruary—
2Middle EnglishFebruarie—
3LatinFebruārius—
4LatinFēbrua—
5Latinfebrisfever
6Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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