Where does “perfervidness” come from?
perfervidness (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.
perfervidness (English): The quality of being perfervid
Definitions
- The quality of being perfervid
Ancestry of “perfervidness”, step by step
perfervidness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |