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Where does “féron” come from?

féron (French) comes from French fer, from Middle French fer, from Old French fer, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

féron (French): ironworker

Definitions

  1. ironworker

Ancestry of “féron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchferiron; shoe ; steel tip; irons, fetters
2Middle Frenchferiron; sword
3Old Frenchferiron; sword; cruel; harsh
4Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
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