Etymology of the English word conferva
the English word
confervaderived from the Classical Latin word
conferva (aquatic plant)
derived from the Latin word
confervere (knit , grow together, heal)
derived from the Latin word
fervere (be hot; boil, burn; be warm, aroused, inflamed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreu-using the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of conferva in English dates from the 18th century.
