Where does “féroce” come from?

féroce (French) comes from Latin ferox, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

féroce (French): ferocious; wild

Definitions

  1. ferocious; wild

Ancestry of “féroce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferoxwild, bold, fierce; defiant, arrogant
2Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “féroce”

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