Where does “furieux” come from?

furieux (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

furieux (French): furious

Definitions

  1. furious

Ancestry of “furieux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfurieus—
2Latinfuriōsusfull of madness or rage, furious, raging
3Latinfuriarage, fury, frenzy
4Latinfurōto rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or frantic
5Latinfūra thief
6Proto-Italicfōrthief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “furieux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr →Every word from Proto-Italic fōr →