Where does “dirus” come from?

dirus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic deiros, from Proto-Indo-European dwey- — to fear.

dirus (Latin): fearful; ominous; dreadful, detestable

Definitions

  1. fearful; ominous; dreadful, detestable

Ancestry of “dirus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicdeiros—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwey-to fear

Words derived from “dirus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwey- →Every word from Proto-Italic deiros →
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