Where does “féral” come from?

féral (Middle French) comes from Old French fer, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

Ancestry of “féral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchferiron; sword; cruel; harsh
2Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “féral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Latin ferus →Every word from Old French fer →
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