Where does “февра́ль” come from?
февра́ль (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic феврарь, from Old Church Slavonic февроуари, from Koine Greek Φεβρουάριος, from Latin Februārius, from Latin Fēbrua, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris — to burn; warm, hot.
февра́ль (Russian): February
Definitions
- February
Ancestry of “февра́ль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | феврарь | February |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | февроуари | February |
| 3 | Koine Greek | Φεβρουάριος | — |
| 4 | Latin | Februārius | of February |
| 5 | Latin | Fēbrua | a festival of purification, celebrated on February 15th |
| 6 | Latin | febris | fever |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *feɣʷris | fever |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰris | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |