Where does “Furies” come from?

Furies derives from Latin Furiae, goddesses of vengeance in Roman mythology whose ultimate origin remains unknown.

Furies (English): the goddesses of vengeance

Definitions

  1. the goddesses of vengeance

Ancestry of “Furies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFuriaethe Furies
2Latinfuriarage, fury, frenzy
3Latinfurōto rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or frantic
4Latinfūra thief
5Proto-Italicfōrthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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