Where does “fervilhar” come from?

fervilhar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ferver, from Old Portuguese ferver, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fervilhar (Portuguese): to be swarming or teeming with something

Definitions

  1. to be swarming or teeming with something

Ancestry of “fervilhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseferverto boil (heat a liquid until it begins to turn into a gas)
2Old Portugueseferver
3Latinferveōto be hot
4Proto-Italicferweō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic ferweō
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