Where does “hirviente” come from?
hirviente (Spanish) comes from Latin fervens, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
hirviente (Spanish): boiling; enraged
Ancestry of “hirviente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fervens | hot; burning, raging, fiery; boiling |
| 2 | Latin | ferveō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ferweō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |