Where does “antifebril” come from?

antifebril (Romanian) comes from English antifebrile, from English febrile, from Medieval Latin febrilis, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

antifebril (Romanian): antipyretic

Definitions

  1. antipyretic

Ancestry of “antifebril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantifebrileCountering fever; A medicine or substance that...
2EnglishfebrileFeverish, or having a high temperature; Full of...
3Medieval Latinfebrilis—
4Latinfebrisfever
5Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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