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Where does “февроуари” come from?

февроуари (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Koine Greek Φεβρουάριος, 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.

Ancestry of “февроуари”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine GreekΦεβρουάριος—
2LatinFebruārius—
3LatinFēbrua—
4Latinfebrisfever
5Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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