Where does “ferotge” come from?

ferotge (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin *feroticus, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

ferotge (Catalan): fierce, ferocious

Definitions

  1. fierce, ferocious

Ancestry of “ferotge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*feroticus
2Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer-Every word from Latin ferusEvery word from Vulgar Latin *feroticus