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
1Latinferiōto hit, to strike, to smite, to beat, to knock, injure
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “ferire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →