Where does “fervello” come from?

fervello (Galician) comes from Galician ferver, from Old Portuguese ferver, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fervello (Galician): restless child or person

Definitions

  1. restless child or person

Ancestry of “fervello”, step by step

fervello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician ferver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianferverto boil
2Old Portugueseferver
3Latinferveōto be hot
4Proto-Italicferweō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Galician fedello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfedellobrat; restless child or person
2Galicianfederto stink, reek; first/third-person singular...
3Old Portuguesefeder
4Latinfeteresecond-person singular present passive...
5LatinfeteoI have a bad smell, stink
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic ferweō