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fervent
mid-14c., from L.
fervens
(gen.
ferventis
) "glowing," prp. of
fervere
"to boil, glow," from PIE base
*bhreu-
(see
brew
). The figurative sense of "impassioned" is first attested c.1400. Related:
Fervency
;
fervently
.
