Etymology

perfervid

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Today it means: Extremely, excessively, or feverishly passionate; zealous. Full definition →

Late Latin perfervidus ← Latin per-
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  1. Latin · derived fromper-
  2. Late Latin · derived fromperfervidus
  3. English todayperfervid

From Late Latin perfervidus, from Latin per- + fervidus. By surface analysis, per- + fervid; compare pellucid.

Words from the same roots

Latinper- all →

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