Fervid
/ˈfɜːr.vɪd/noun
Intensely passionate, enthusiastic, or emotionally heated.
Did you know?Latin fervēre described water boiling and fire burning before it became a metaphor for fierce passion, giving English both fervid emotion and fervor.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰrewH-
“To boil, bubble, or seethe; a reconstructed root associated with heated liquid.”
Classical Latin
Latin
fervēre
“To boil, bubble, glow, or burn with heat.”
Classical Latin
Latin
fervidus
“Boiling, burning, glowing hot; figuratively impassioned or vehement.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
fervidus
“Hot or ardent, increasingly used for intense feeling as well as physical heat.”
17th Century
English
fervid
“Passionate, zealous, or emotionally heated; adopted from Latin, likely with influence from French.”
Modern English
English
fervid
“Marked by intense enthusiasm, passion, or emotional force.”