Where does “torvus” come from?

torvus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European *tergʷ- — to scare, fear, be fierce.

torvus (Latin): savage, fierce, harsh, stern; pitiless, grim

Definitions

  1. savage, fierce, harsh, stern; pitiless, grim

Ancestry of “torvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*tergʷ-to scare, fear, be fierce

Words derived from “torvus”

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