Where does “ferous” come from?

ferous (English) comes from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

ferous (English): wild; savage

Definitions

  1. wild; savage

Ancestry of “ferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “ferous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →