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Where does “fiévreuse” come from?

fiévreuse (French) comes from French fiévreux, from French fièvre, 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.

fiévreuse (French): feminine singular of fiévreux

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of fiévreux

Ancestry of “fiévreuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfiévreuxfeverish, running a high body-temperature;...
2Frenchfièvrefever
3Middle Frenchfievrefever
4Old Frenchfievrefever
5Latinfebrisfever
6Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “fiévreuse”

  • fiévreusement
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