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Where does “febrarius” come from?

febrarius (Late Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “febrarius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “febrarius”

  • febrero
  • hebrero
  • février
  • fevereiro
  • febreru
  • fevrier
  • Pebrero
  • Pebrero
  • février
  • fauré
  • febraro
  • flivrar
  • flivar
  • febreyro
  • fevereiro
  • fevreyro
  • fevrer
  • favrer
  • frivaru
  • Fevrâr
  • Pebrero
  • fevriye
  • fevrî
  • fevriye
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