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Etymology of the English word fever

the English word fever
derived from the Old French word fievre
derived from the Latin word febris (fever, attack of fever)

Derivations in English

enfever, feverwort, feverroot, feverweed, feverous, feverish, fevered, fevering

Cognates

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 fiber

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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