Etymology

fervid

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Today it means: Intensely hot; radiating with energy. Full definition →

Latin fervidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Proto-Italic *ferweō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewh₁-
  2. Proto-Italic*ferwejō
  3. Proto-Italic*ferweō
  4. Latinferveō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latinfervidus
  7. English todayfervid

Borrowed from Latin fervidus, from ferveō. By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + id.

Words from the same roots

Latinfervidus all →

Fervidor

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