Where does “perfervidity” come from?
perfervidity (English) comes from English perfervid, from Latin perfervidus, from Latin fervidus, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
perfervidity (English): The quality of being perfervid
Definitions
- The quality of being perfervid
Ancestry of “perfervidity”, step by step
perfervidity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perfervid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perfervid | Extremely, excessively, or feverishly passionate;... |
| 2 | Latin | perfervidus | — |
| 3 | Latin | fervidus | boiling, seething; glowing; boiling hot; fiery |
| 4 | Latin | ferveō | to be hot |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ferweō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |