Where does “ferocissimo” come from?

ferocissimo (Italian) comes from Italian feroce, from Latin ferox, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

Ancestry of “ferocissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianferoceferocious; fierce, cruel; savage, vicious
2Latinferoxwild, bold, fierce; defiant, arrogant
3Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Latin ferus →Every word from Latin ferox →