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Where does “ferula” come from?

ferula (Latin) comes from Latin ferire, from Latin ferio, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

ferula (Latin): cane; giant fennel or its stalk; vocative...

Definitions

  1. cane; giant fennel or its stalk; vocative...

Ancestry of “ferula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferirepresent active infinitive of feriō; second-person...
2LatinferioI hit, I strike, I smite, I beat, I knock; I cut,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “ferula”

  • ferule
  • ferulic
  • ferula
  • feruloyl
  • ferulate
  • feruloylated
  • ferulaceous
  • ferulary
  • subferulary
  • ferulaceus
  • déferler
  • férule
  • déferlement
  • ferler
  • berło
  • Ferula
  • ferala
  • bergla
  • berla
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