Where does “febre” come from?

febre (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese febre, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

febre (Galician): fever; fever, craze

Definitions

  1. fever; fever, craze

Ancestry of “febre”, step by step

febre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese febre

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

via Old Portuguese fever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefever—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →