Where does “Chikungunyafieber” come from?

Chikungunyafieber (German) comes from German fieber, from Middle High German fieber, from Old High German fiebar, from Proto-Germanic *fēbr, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Chikungunyafieber (German): chikungunya

Definitions

  1. chikungunya

Ancestry of “Chikungunyafieber”, step by step

Chikungunyafieber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fieber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfieberinflection of fiebern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanfieber
3Old High Germanfiebar
4Proto-Germanic*fēbr
5Latinfebrisfever
6Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via German Chikungunya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanChikungunya
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰrisEvery word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris