Where does “febril” come from?

febril (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French fébrile, from Latin febrilis, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

febril (Norwegian Bokmål): febrile, feverish

Definitions

  1. febrile, feverish

Ancestry of “febril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfébrilefebrile, feverous, feverish
2Latinfebrilisfeverish
3Latinfebrisfever
4Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “febril”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →