Fervent
/ˈfɜːrvənt/noun
Having or displaying a passionate intensity.
Did you know?The root of 'fervent' is linked to ancient fire ceremonies, believed to invoke the divine with passionate intensity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷʰer-
“to heat, to warm, or to glow”
Latin
Latin
fervens
“boiling, hot, glowing, or passionate”
Late Latin
Late Latin
ferventem
“burning, glowing, or fervent in spirit”
Old French
Old French
fervent
“passionate, ardent, or glowing”
Middle English
Middle English
feruente
“intensely hot or passionate”
Modern English
English
fervent
“characterized by intense feeling or passion”