Where does “furry” come from?
Furry derives from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ivus, from Latin -ia, ultimately related to English pandemic.
furry (English): Covered with fur, or with something resembling...
Definitions
- Covered with fur, or with something resembling...
Ancestry of “furry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fur | The hairy coat of various mammal species,... |
| 2 | Middle English | furre | — |
| 3 | Old French | fuerre | hay |
| 4 | Frankish | fōdar | fodder, sheath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |
Words derived from “furry”