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Where does “fero” come from?

fero (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese fero, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

fero (Galician): fierce, savage; acrid; harsh; wild, rustic,...

Definitions

  1. fierce, savage; acrid; harsh; wild, rustic,...

Ancestry of “fero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefero—
2Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
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