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Where does “fervenza” come from?

fervenza (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.

fervenza (Galician): waterfall

Definitions

  1. waterfall

Ancestry of “fervenza”, step by step

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