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Where does “fèvre” come from?

fèvre (Old French) comes from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

Ancestry of “fèvre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
2Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
3Proto-Italicθaβros—

Words derived from “fèvre”

  • orfebrería
  • orfebre
  • orfèvre
  • orfèvrerie
Every word from Proto-Italic θaβros →