Etymology

febrile

fe·brile
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Today it means: Feverish, or having a high temperature. Full definition →

Medieval Latin febrīlis ← Latin febris
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  1. Latin · derived fromfebris“fever”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromfebrīlis
  3. English todayfebrile

Borrowed from Medieval Latin febrīlis, from Latin febris (“fever”). By surface analysis, Latin febr- + -ile.

Words from the same roots

Latinfebris all →

febriferousfebrigenic

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