Where does “febrero” come from?

febrero (Spanish) comes from Spanish hebrero, from Latin febrārius, 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.

febrero (Spanish): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “febrero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishhebreroObsolete spelling of febrero
2Latinfebrārius—
3LatinFebruāriusof February
4LatinFēbruaa festival of purification, celebrated on February 15th
5Latinfebrisfever
6Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “febrero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →
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