English
fervently
Fervently comes from Latin fervens ‘hot’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- ‘to boil’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrewh₁-‘to boil’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ferwejōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*ferweōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferveō‘to be hot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfervensas fervēns‘hot’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400fervent
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘fervent (very hot)’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500fervently
- Englishearliest quotation 1913same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrewh₁-‘to boil’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ferwejōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*ferweōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferveō‘to be hot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfervensas fervēns‘hot’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400fervent
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘fervent (very hot)’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500fervently
- Englishearliest quotation 1913same form
Earliest quotation: 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia: “It was cheap, and a spirit, he protested fervently,…”
Formed from fervent + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- ‘to boil’
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Latin fervēns ‘burning, fiery’
Latin ferventem
Old French fervent
Middle English fervent ‘fervent (very hot)’
English fervent
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- ‘to boil’
brand, burn, bread, purple, brew, bourbon, broth, bourne, brim, brunt, broil, bren, porphyry, briny, purpura, 40 more
through Latin ferveō ‘to be hot’
Today it means
adv In a fervent manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- / fervently