Where does “furtivus” come from?
furtivus (Latin) comes from Latin fūrtum, from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
Ancestry of “furtivus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fūrtum | — |
| 2 | Latin | fūr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fōr | thief |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰṓr | thief |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |