Where does “Furies” come from?
Furies derives from Latin Furiae, goddesses of vengeance in Roman mythology whose ultimate origin remains unknown.
Ancestry of “Furies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Furiae | — |
| 2 | Latin | furia | rage, fury, frenzy |
| 3 | Latin | furō | — |
| 4 | Latin | fūr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fōr | thief |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰṓr | thief |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |