hervir
/eɾˈbiɾ/ · B2 · verb
to boil
🫖 From Latin fervere, to boil: the same root as fervent and effervescent
Old Spanish often turned a Latin f into h, so fervere became hervir, just as filius became hijo. Fervent people seethe with feeling, and effervescent drinks bubble. Its stem changes: yo hiervo, hirviendo.