Where does “atroz” come from?

atroz (Galician) comes from Latin atrōx — fierce, savage, bloody.

atroz (Galician): atrocious

Definitions

  1. atrocious

Ancestry of “atroz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinatrōxfierce, savage, bloody
Every word from Latin atrōx
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