Where does “fiero” come from?

fiero (Italian) comes from Italian fero, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

fiero (Italian): fierce; audacious, bold, daring; proud

Definitions

  1. fierce; audacious, bold, daring; proud

Ancestry of “fiero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianferoArchaic form of fiero
2Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “fiero”

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