Where does “февраль” come from?
февраль (Komi-Zyrian) 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.
февраль (Komi-Zyrian): February
Definitions
- February
Ancestry of “февраль”, 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 |