Where does “furious” come from?
Furious comes from Old French furieus, from Latin furiosus meaning "mad or raging," composed of fur meaning "thief" or "madman" and the suffix -osus meaning "full of."
furious (English): Feeling great anger; raging; violent; Rushing...
Definitions
- Feeling great anger; raging; violent; Rushing...
Ancestry of “furious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | furieus | — |
| 2 | Latin | furiōsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | furia | rage, fury, frenzy |
| 4 | Latin | furō | — |
| 5 | Latin | fūr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fōr | thief |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰṓr | thief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
Words derived from “furious”