Where does “xylofer” come from?

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

xylofer (French): A piece of gymnastic equipment once used to...

Definitions

  1. A piece of gymnastic equipment once used to...

Ancestry of “xylofer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchferiron
2Middle Frenchferiron; sword
3Old Frenchferiron; sword; cruel; harsh
4Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Latin ferus →Every word from Old French fer →