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
- chikungunya
Ancestry of “Chikungunyafieber”, step by step
Chikungunyafieber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fieber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fieber | inflection of fiebern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | fieber | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fiebar | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *fēbr | — |
| 5 | Latin | febris | fever |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *feɣʷris | fever |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰris | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via German Chikungunya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Chikungunya | — |