Where does “foveō” come from?
foveō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic foɣʷeō, from Proto-Italic θoɣʷejō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰogʷʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
foveō (Latin): to warm, keep warm
Definitions
- to warm, keep warm
Ancestry of “foveō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | foɣʷeō | to warm, to make warm, to keep warm |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | θoɣʷejō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰogʷʰ-éye-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |