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Where does “fébrile” come from?

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

fébrile (French): febrile, feverous, feverish

Definitions

  1. febrile, feverous, feverish

Ancestry of “fébrile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfebrilis—
2Latinfebrisfever
3Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “fébrile”

  • fébrilement
  • fébrilité
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