Showing posts with label Feverell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Feverell. Show all posts

Feb 1, 2013

February

February came into English from French. The French feverier became English feverere, or feverell. During the 16th and 17th centuries writers began re-Latinizing their spelling to make words look more like original ancient language sources. It was a way to make documents look more intelligent, so along with many other words, they made February look more like Februarius.