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Where does “fefor” come from?

fefor (Old English) comes from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

fefor (Old English): fever

Definitions

  1. fever

Ancestry of “fefor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfebrisfever
2Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “fefor”

  • fever
  • feverish
  • feverishly
  • fevered
  • feverishness
  • hayfever
  • feverous
  • feverously
  • unfevered
  • unfeverish
  • fevery
  • antifever
  • feverwort
  • feverless
  • feveret
  • feverlike
  • feverroot
  • enfever
  • Q fever
  • befevered
  • fevereth
  • feversome
  • fever-ridden
  • fever
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