Where does “féral” come from?
féral (French) comes from Latin ferālis, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.
féral (French): feral; wild
Ancestry of “féral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ferālis | — |
| 2 | Latin | ferus | wild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |