ferveō

From Proto-Italic *ferweō, from earlier *ferwejō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to be hot, boil”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φρέαρ (phréar), Old Armenian բորբ (borb), Welsh berw (“to boil”), English burn, brew, per De Vaan citing Schrijver.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfer.u̯e.oː/, [ˈfɛru̯eoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfer.ve.o/, [ˈfɛrveo]

Verb

ferveō (present infinitive fervēre, perfect active ferbuī or fervī, supine fervitum); second conjugation, impersonal in the passive

1. to be hot
2. to burn
3. to boil; seethe, foam
4. (figuratively) to come or swarm forth in great numbers
5. (figuratively) to be inflamed, agitated or fired up