Where does “fury” come from?

Fury comes from Latin furia, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root bʰer- meaning to carry or bear, with the Latin suffix -or forming an abstract noun.

fury (English): Extreme anger; Strength or violence in action; An...

Definitions

  1. Extreme anger; Strength or violence in action; An...

Ancestry of “fury”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfurie—
2Latinfuriarage, fury, frenzy
3Latinfurōto rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or frantic
4Latinfūra thief
5Proto-Italicfōrthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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