Where does “atroce” come from?

atroce (Italian) comes from Latin atrōx — fierce, savage, bloody.

atroce (Italian): atrocious; terrible, dreadful; excruciating

Definitions

  1. atrocious; terrible, dreadful; excruciating

Ancestry of “atroce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinatrōxfierce, savage, bloody

Words derived from “atroce”

Every word from Latin atrōx →