Where does “ferē” come from?

ferē (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic feros, from French ferreux, from French -eux, from French goitre, from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin gutturio, from Latin guttur, from Proto-Indo-European gut- — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

ferē (Latin): roughly; approximately; mostly; more or less; around; about

Definitions

  1. roughly; approximately; mostly; more or less; around; about

Ancestry of “ferē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicferoswild, savage
2Frenchferreuxferrous
3French-eux-ous, -y
4Frenchgoitregoitre
5Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
6Vulgar Latingutturio—
7Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
8Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

Words derived from “ferē”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gut- →Every word from French -eux →Every word from Latin guttur →