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
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