Where does “furibundus” come from?

furibundus (Latin) comes from Latin furere, from Latin furo, from Latin furor, from Latin fur, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

furibundus (Latin): frantic, frenzied; maddened, raving; inspired

Definitions

  1. frantic, frenzied; maddened, raving; inspired

Ancestry of “furibundus”, step by step

furibundus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin furere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfureresecond-person singular present active subjunctive...
2LatinfuroI rave or rage; Alternative form of fūr
3LatinfurorI steal, plunder; a frenzy, rage, madness, fury
4LatinfurA thief
5Proto-Italicfōrthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Latin furō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfurōto rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or frantic
2Latin-ōsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “furibundus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr →Every word from Proto-Italic fōr →