English
febrigenic
Febrigenic comes from Latin febris ‘fever’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- ‘to burn, warm’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰegʷʰ-‘to burn, warm’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰegʷʰ-ri-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*feɣʷris‘fever’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfebris‘fever’
- Englishtodayfebrigenic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰegʷʰ-‘to burn, warm’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰegʷʰ-ri-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*feɣʷris‘fever’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfebris‘fever’
- Englishtodayfebrigenic
Formed from febri + genic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- ‘to burn, warm’
day, dear, dawn, darling, daw, foment, 20 more
through Latin febris ‘fever’
Today it means
adj That causes, or is associated with fever
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- / febrigenic