Where does “Fury” come from?

Fury (English) comes from Middle English furie, from Old French furie, from Latin furia, from Latin furō, from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Fury (English): A female personification of vengeance

Definitions

  1. A female personification of vengeance

Ancestry of “Fury”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfuriefury, ire, rage
2Old Frenchfurie—
3Latinfuriarage, fury, frenzy
4Latinfurōto rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or frantic
5Latinfūra thief
6Proto-Italicfōrthief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “Fury”

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