Where does “fievre” come from?

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

fievre (Old French): fever

Definitions

  1. fever

Ancestry of “fievre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fievre”

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