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
Ancestry of “nonfebrile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | febrile | Feverish, or having a high temperature; Full of... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | febrilis | — |
| 3 | Latin | febris | fever |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *feɣʷris | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰris | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |