Where does “nonfebrile” come from?

nonfebrile (English) comes from English febrile, from Medieval Latin febrilis, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

nonfebrile (English): Not febrile

Definitions

  1. Not febrile

Ancestry of “nonfebrile”, step by step

nonfebrile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English febrile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfebrileFeverish, or having a high temperature; Full of...
2Medieval Latinfebrilis
3Latinfebrisfever
4Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰrisEvery word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris