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Where does “furioso” come from?

furioso (English) comes from Italian furioso, from Latin furiōsus, 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.

furioso (English): Rapidly and with passion; A furious person; a...

Definitions

  1. Rapidly and with passion; A furious person; a...

Ancestry of “furioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfuriosofurious
2Latinfuriōsus—
3Latinfuriarage, fury, frenzy
4Latinfurō—
5Latinfūr—
6Proto-Italicfōrthief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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