Where does “ferum” come from?

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

ferum (Latin): accusative singular of ferus

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of ferus

Ancestry of “ferum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Latin ferus →
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