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Where does “ferveo” come from?

ferveo (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “ferveo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicferweō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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