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Where does “perfoveo” come from?

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

perfoveo (Latin): I warm through

Definitions

  1. I warm through

Ancestry of “perfoveo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfoveō—
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 “perfoveo”

  • perfovendus
  • perfovens
  • perfoturus
  • perfotus
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