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Where does “*hwevrọr” come from?

*hwevrọr (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Latin Februārius, from Latin Fēbrua, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “*hwevrọr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFebruārius—
2LatinFēbrua—
3Latinfebrisfever
4Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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