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Where does “ferime” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ferime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferē—
2Proto-Italicferoswild, savage
3Frenchferreuxferrous
4French-eux-ous, -y
5Frenchgoitregoitre
6Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
7Vulgar Latingutturio—
8Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
9Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...
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