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Where does “unferocious” come from?

unferocious (English) comes from English ferocious, from Latin ferox, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

unferocious (English): Not ferocious

Definitions

  1. Not ferocious

Ancestry of “unferocious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishferociousMarked by extreme and violent energy; Extreme or...
2Latinferoxwild, bold, fierce; defiant, arrogant
3Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
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