Where does “fevrali” come from?
fevrali (Ingrian) comes from Russian февра́ль, from Old East Slavic феврарь, from Old Church Slavonic февроуари, from Koine Greek Φεβρουάριος, from Latin Februārius, from Latin Fēbrua, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris — to burn; warm, hot.
fevrali (Ingrian): February
Definitions
- February
Ancestry of “fevrali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | февра́ль | February |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | феврарь | February |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | февроуари | February |
| 4 | Koine Greek | Φεβρουάριος | — |
| 5 | Latin | Februārius | of February |
| 6 | Latin | Fēbrua | a festival of purification, celebrated on February 15th |
| 7 | Latin | febris | fever |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *feɣʷris | fever |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰris | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |