Where does “فيفري” come from?
فيفري (Tunisian Arabic) comes from French février, from Old French fevrier, from Late Latin febrarius, from Latin Februārius, from Latin Fēbrua, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris — to burn; warm, hot.
فيفري (Tunisian Arabic): February
Definitions
- February
Ancestry of “فيفري”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | février | February |
| 2 | Old French | fevrier | February |
| 3 | Late Latin | febrarius | — |
| 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 |