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Where does “ferire” come from?

ferire (Italian) comes from Latin feriō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

ferire (Italian): to wound, to injure, to hurt

Definitions

  1. to wound, to injure, to hurt

Ancestry of “ferire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferiō—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “ferire”

  • irriferibilmente
  • riferibilmente
  • ferita
  • autoriferimento
  • riferimento
  • irriferibile
  • riferire
  • riferibile
  • feribile
  • feritoia
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