Etymology of the English word fever
the English word
feverderived from the Old French word
fievrederived from the Latin word
febris (fever, attack of fever)
Derivations in English
enfever,
feverwort,
feverroot,
feverweed,
feverous,
feverish,
fevered,
feveringCognates
Catalan
febra, French
faible, French
fièvre, German
Faible, German
Fieber, Italian
fievole, Italian
febbre, Latin
febris, Norwegian
feber, Portuguese
febre, Provençal
febre, Provençal
feble, Romanian
febră, Spanish
feble, Spanish
fiebre, Swedish
fäbless, Swedish
feber, Yiddish
fiberUsage
Word found in Modern English
