Where does “furor” come from?
Furor comes from Middle English fureor, from Middle French fureur, from Old French furor, from Latin furor meaning rage or madness, derived from the verb fur with the agent suffix -or, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.
furor (English): A general uproar or commotion; Violent anger or...
Definitions
- A general uproar or commotion; Violent anger or...
Ancestry of “furor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | furour | furor, wrath |
| 2 | Middle French | fureur | — |
| 3 | Old French | furor | — |
| 4 | Latin | fūror | to steal, plunder |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |