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Where does “février” come from?

février (Norman) comes from Old French fevrier, from Late Latin febrarius, from Latin Februārius, from Latin Fēbrua, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

février (Norman): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “février”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchfevrierFebruary
2Late Latinfebrarius—
3LatinFebruārius—
4LatinFēbrua—
5Latinfebrisfever
6Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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