Februal
/ˈfɛb.rəl/noun
Relating to fever or febrile conditions.
Did you know?Februal ultimately traces to a Proto-Indo-European root associated with burning, whose descendants also produced Latin febris “fever” and English day, likely understood as the time of warmth and light.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰegʷʰ-
“to burn or become hot”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰegʷʰris
“fever or burning heat”
Classical Latin
Latin
febris
“fever”
Late Latin
Latin
februalis
“relating to fever”
17th Century
English
februal
“pertaining to fever”
Modern English
English
februal
“relating to fever, chiefly rare or obsolete”