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Where does “fervor” come from?

fervor (Latin) comes from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

fervor (Latin): boiling heat; fermenting; ardour, passion, fury

Definitions

  1. boiling heat; fermenting; ardour, passion, fury

Ancestry of “fervor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
2Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
3Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
4Proto-Indo-European-oss—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “fervor”

  • fervor
  • fervorous
  • fervorless
  • fervorent
  • fervore
  • fervor
  • hervor
  • fervorizar
  • fervoroso
  • fervorosamente
  • ferveur
  • fervor
  • fervoroso
  • fervoare
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