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Where does “furax” come from?

furax (French) comes from French furieux, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus, from Latin furia, from Latin furō, from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr — to bear, carry.

furax (French): furious

Definitions

  1. furious

Ancestry of “furax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfurieuxfurious
2Old Frenchfurieus—
3Latinfuriōsus—
4Latinfuriarage, fury, frenzy
5Latinfurō—
6Latinfūr—
7Proto-Italicfōrthief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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