Where does “fervor” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “fervor”, step by step

fervor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ferveō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferveōto be hot
2Proto-Italicferweō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Latin fervere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferverepresent active infinitive of ferveō; to boil,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeru-to be hot, boil

Words derived from “fervor”

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