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Where does “Pebrero” come from?

Pebrero (Tagalog) comes from Spanish febrero, from Spanish hebrero, from Latin febrārius, from Latin Februārius, from Latin Fēbrua, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris — to burn; warm, hot.

Ancestry of “Pebrero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishfebreroFebruary
2SpanishhebreroObsolete spelling of febrero
3Latinfebrārius—
4LatinFebruārius—
5LatinFēbrua—
6Latinfebrisfever
7Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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