Where does “febră” come from?

febră (Romanian) comes from Italian febbre, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

febră (Romanian): temperature; fever

Definitions

  1. temperature; fever

Ancestry of “febră”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfebbrefever
2Latinfebrisfever
3Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →