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Where does “fovere” come from?

fovere (Latin) comes from Latin foveo, from Proto-Italic foɣʷeō, from Proto-Italic θoɣʷejō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰogʷʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

fovere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “fovere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfoveoI warm, keep warm; I nurture, cherish, foster; I...
2Proto-Italicfoɣʷeōto warm, to make warm, to keep warm
3Proto-Italicθoɣʷejō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰogʷʰ-éye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “fovere”

  • foment
  • fomenting
  • fomenter
  • fovilla
  • fomenteth
  • refoment
  • fomentress
  • fotive
  • fomentum
  • fomento
  • fomento
  • fomentar
  • fomento
  • fomentare
  • fomentateur
  • fomenter
  • fomenten
  • fomenter
  • fomentare
  • fomentare
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