fervent

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*bʰrewh₁-“to boil; to brew”
2. Latin · derived fromferventem
3. Old French · derived fromfervent
4. Middle English · inherited fromfervent
5. English todayfervent

From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent (modern French fervent), from Latin ferventem, the accusative masculine or feminine singular form of fervēns (“burning, fiery; hot; zealous; etc.”), the present active participle of ferveō (“to burn; to be hot; (figurative) to be agitated, fired up, or inflamed; etc.”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”).

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