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Where does “Chwefror” come from?

Chwefror (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh chwefrawr, from Proto-Brythonic *hwevrọr, 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.

Ancestry of “Chwefror”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshchwefrawr—
2Proto-Brythonic*hwevrọr—
3LatinFebruārius—
4LatinFēbrua—
5Latinfebrisfever
6Proto-Italic*feɣʷris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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