Where does “fiévra” come from?

fiévra (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

fiévra (Franco-Provençal): fever

Definitions

  1. fever

Ancestry of “fiévra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfebrisfever
2Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →