Where does “febril” come from?

febril (Romanian) comes from French fébrile, from Latin febrilis, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

febril (Romanian): febrile

Definitions

  1. febrile

Ancestry of “febril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfébrilefebrile, feverous, feverish
2Latinfebrilisfeverish
3Latinfebrisfever
4Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰrisEvery word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris
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