Where does “fera” come from?

fera (Maltese) comes from Italian ferire, from Latin feriō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

fera (Maltese): to injure, wound

Definitions

  1. to injure, wound

Ancestry of “fera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianferireto wound, to injure, to hurt
2Latinferiōto hit, to strike, to smite, to beat, to knock, injure
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Latin feriō →Every word from Italian ferire →
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