Where does “fervidissimo” come from?
fervidissimo (Italian) comes from Italian fervido, from Latin fervidus, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
fervidissimo (Italian): superlative degree of fervido
Definitions
- superlative degree of fervido
Ancestry of “fervidissimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fervido | fervid, fervent, ardent |
| 2 | Latin | fervidus | boiling, seething; glowing; boiling hot; fiery |
| 3 | Latin | ferveō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ferweō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |