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Where does “fureur” come from?

fureur (French) comes from Middle French fureur, from Old French furor, from Latin fūror, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

fureur (French): wrath

Definitions

  1. wrath

Ancestry of “fureur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfureur—
2Old Frenchfuror—
3Latinfūror—
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “fureur”

  • фурор
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