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

unferocious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ferocious

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

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne

Words derived from “unferocious”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Latin ferus →Every word from Latin ferox →