Where does “ferine” come from?
ferine (English) comes from Latin ferīnus, from Latin fera, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
ferine (English): Pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral;...
Definitions
- Pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral;...
Ancestry of “ferine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ferīnus | of or belonging to wild animals |
| 2 | Latin | fera | wild animal, beast |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |