Where does “feroculus” come from?

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

feroculus (Latin): fierce little

Definitions

  1. fierce little

Ancestry of “feroculus”, step by step

feroculus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ferox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferoxwild, bold, fierce; defiant, arrogant
2Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

via Latin ulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinulus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Latin ferus →Every word from Latin ferox →