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Where does “ferox” come from?

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

ferox (Latin): wild, bold, fierce; defiant, arrogant

Definitions

  1. wild, bold, fierce; defiant, arrogant

Ancestry of “ferox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “ferox”

  • ferocious
  • ferociously
  • ferociousness
  • unferocious
  • praeferox
  • ferocitas
  • feroz
  • ferocidad
  • ferocità
  • feroce
  • féroce
  • férocité
  • feroz
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