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Where does “fièvre” come from?

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

fièvre (French): fever

Definitions

  1. fever

Ancestry of “fièvre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfievrefever
2Old Frenchfievrefever
3Latinfebrisfever
4Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “fièvre”

  • enfiévrer
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