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

  1. Covered with fur, or with something resembling...

Ancestry of “furry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfurThe hairy coat of various mammal species,...
2Middle Englishfurre
3Old Frenchfuerrehay
4Frankishfōdarfodder, sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
6Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “furry

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat-