Where does “fiercesome” come from?
fiercesome (English) comes from English fierce, from Middle English fers, from Old English fers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
fiercesome (English): fierce
Definitions
- fierce
Ancestry of “fiercesome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fierce | Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or... |
| 2 | Middle English | fers | brave, bold |
| 3 | Old English | fers | verse; sentence, title |
| 4 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 5 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |