Where does “februare” come from?

februare (Middle English) comes from Latin Februarius, from Latin -arius, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “februare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFebruariusof February; February
2Latin-ariusUsed to form adjectives from nouns or numerals;...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -arius →Every word from Latin Februarius →