Where does “febris” come from?

febris (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

febris (Latin): fever

Definitions

  1. fever

Ancestry of “febris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “febris”

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