Where does “ifiva” come from?

ifiva (Xhosa) comes from English fever, from Middle English fever, from Old English fefer, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

ifiva (Xhosa): fever

Definitions

fever

Ancestry of “ifiva”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	fever	A higher than normal body temperature of a person...
2	Middle English	fever	—
3	Old English	fefer	—
4	Latin	febris	fever
5	Proto-Italic	*feɣʷris	fever
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰegʷʰris	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	dʰegʷʰ-	to burn; warm, hot

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