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Where does “fervido” come from?

fervido (Italian) comes from Latin fervidus, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fervido (Italian): fervid, fervent, ardent

Definitions

  1. fervid, fervent, ardent

Ancestry of “fervido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfervidusboiling, seething; glowing; boiling hot; fiery
2Latinferveō—
3Proto-Italicferweō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “fervido”

  • fervidamente
  • fervidissimo
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