fior
“fior” is a Romanian word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
In Romanian
- senzație (ușoară) de frig (însoțită de tremur); (p.ext.) emoție vie pricinuită de un sentiment puternic (mai ales de frică); zguduire nervoasă.
Etymology
A back-formation from înfiora, itself either from a Vulgar Latin *infebrizō or later Balkan Romance equivalent, derived from Latin febris. Cognate to Aromanian hior, also compare heavrã the Aromanian term directly inherited from febris.
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