Where does “febre” come from?
febre (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese febre, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
febre (Portuguese): fever; craze
Ancestry of “febre”, step by step