Where does “ferula” come from?
ferula (English) comes from Latin ferula, from Latin ferire, from Latin ferio, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
ferula (English): A ferule; A stroke from a cane; The imperial...
Definitions
- A ferule; A stroke from a cane; The imperial...
Ancestry of “ferula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ferula | cane; giant fennel or its stalk; vocative... |
| 2 | Latin | ferire | present active infinitive of feriō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | ferio | I hit, I strike, I smite, I beat, I knock; I cut,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |