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Where does “febrúarmánuður” come from?

febrúarmánuður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic febrúar, from Latin Februārius, from Latin Fēbrua, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

febrúarmánuður (Icelandic): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “febrúarmánuður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicfebrúarFebruary
2LatinFebruārius—
3LatinFēbrua—
4Latinfebrisfever
5Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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